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Foreign Secretary sends warmest wishes to Jewish communities ahead of the festival of Passover.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt urges all parties to exercise restraint and prevent civilian casualties and loss of life.
Foreign Secretary William Hague: The Security Council has not shouldered its responsibilities and so it is not doing what it should be doing to try to bring a solution to this
Walid Joumblatt visited Northern Ireland for two days, accompanied the British Ambassador to Lebanon Tom Fletcher CMG.
Theresa May calls for successful cooperation on national security
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
During his visit Mr. Swayne visited UK funded projects at Zaatari refugee camp and UK interventions to support Jordanian host communities
A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas over the past week.
The Foreign Secretary arrived in Saudi Arabia today (Sunday, 29 May 2016) at the start of a three-day tour of the six Gulf states.
PHE and NaTHNaC advice pilgrims to postpone going for Hajj or Umrah if unwell, elderly or very young.
Boris Johnson gave an statement to Parliament on the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran and also updated the House on the campaign to defeat Daesh.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson met the Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr Riyad al Malki.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt calls for an end to violence and a peaceful solution in Iraq.
Prime Minister David Cameron urges European leaders to relax EU trade rules with Jordan to create new jobs for Syrian refugees.
Priti Patel announces new packages of UK aid for South Sudan and Somalia and calls on others to step up as well.
International Development Minister Desmond Swayne announces £20 million in life-saving new UK aid funding during visit to Iraq.
The Home Secretary spoke about defeating extremism in all its forms at a summit organised by the White House and US Department of State.
EU Foreign Ministers will discuss further EU sanctions on Iran and Syria when they meet in Brussels on 23 January.
Sajid Javid on the steps he’s taking to help British businesses succeed in Iran following the easing of international sanctions.
Joint letter from David Cameron, Andrew Mitchell and Baroness Warsi to UK mosques.
The Prime Minister welcomed British Muslims to a Downing Street reception to mark Eid al-Adha.
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