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  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes implementation of reforms in Bahrain

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has welcomed progress that the Bahraini government has made so far in implementing the Independent Commission of Inquiry report.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Award-winning journalists visit UK

    The winners of the 2011 'Inquirer Awards' for investigative journalism in the Middle East today met FCO officials as part of a UK visit.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes adoption of Security Council Presidential Statement on Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that he strongly welcomed the UN Security Council's support for Kofi Annan's work as joint UN-Arab League envoy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Communiqué: UAE-UK Taskforce meeting

    The seventh meeting of the UAE-UK Taskforce was hosted by Minister for the Middle East and South Asia Alistair Burt on 21 March in London.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK commitment to the Middle East

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke about the UK's optimism about the prospects for the Arab Spring and the Middle East in a speech to the Middle East Association on 21 March.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Prime Minister's Norouz message

    Prime Minister David Cameron has sent a message to Iranians around the world on the occasion of Norouz - Persian New Year.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns "cowardly" Iraqi bombings

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt described the series of bomb attacks in Iraq on 20 March as cowardly.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes reports of the arrest of former Libyan intelligence chief

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has called for Abdullah Al-Senussi to face trial and all involved to cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister visited Tunisia

    In his third visit to Tunisia since the revolution, Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt underlined the UK’s support for Tunisia’s transition process.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister Burt concludes his visit to Egypt

    UK Foreign and Commonwealth Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt has concluded his two-day visit to Egypt.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Smart power in defence

    Speech by Gerald Howarth, Minister for International Security Strategy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister visits Tunisia

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt will meet the Tunisian Foreign Minister and Speaker of the Parliament and engage with British business while on a visit to the country.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 'An essential relationship'

    Article written jointly by Barack Obama and David Cameron about the UK-US relationship.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister notes the UN's "harrowing" report on Syrian abuses

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said that there should be no impunity for those who commit atrocities as the UN Human Rights Council discussed Syria.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister arrives in Egypt

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt has arrived in Egypt for a two day visit to the country.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The situation in the Middle East: challenges and opportunities

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said it is time for the UN Security Council to show unity and leadership when he spoke about Syria at a debate in New York on 12 March.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK and Algeria hold high level political talks

    Foreign Office Minister for North Africa Alistair Burt and Algerian Minister Delegate Abdelkader Messahel met in London on 8-9 March for the sixth Annual UK/Algeria high level political talks.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Syria: A bad situation, that is getting worse

    The UK withdrew all British diplomats from Damascus last week. On his return to the UK, British Ambassador Simon Collis discussed the situation in Syria.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister visits Yemen

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said the UK will remain a close development and political partner to Yemen when he visited the country on 5 March.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British diplomatic staff in Syria withdrawn

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced that all diplomatic staff have been withdrawn from Damascus, and Embassy services suspended.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government