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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.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced that all diplomatic staff have been withdrawn from Damascus, and Embassy services suspended.
Foreign Secretary William Hague comments on hearing the reports that the Assad regime may be preparing a land assault on Homs.
Foreign Secretary William Hague confirmed British journalist Paul Conroy is safely in Lebanon when he updated the House of Commons on 28 February.
Full text of the Chairman's Conclusions of the International Conference of the Group of Friends of the Syrian People on 24 February.
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne called for an end to the violence in Syria and said that those responsible for the atrocities will be held to account for the crimes they have committed.
Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke after EU Foreign Ministers agreed further sanctions including freezing the assets of the Central Bank of Syria and the restricting the regime's access to the gold and precious metal…
Foreign Secretary William Hague was in Tunisia today for the Friends of Syria meeting.
Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the Friends of Syria meeting in Tunis on 24 February.
Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt 'appalled' by bombings and shootings across Iraq which killed and wounded dozens of people today.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken following reports of the death of Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik in Homs today.
Foreign Secretary William Hague met Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr Muhammad Kamel Amr in London on 22 February.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt says UK committed to intensifying engagement with the Syrian political opposition.
On the Foreign Secretary’s instructions, the Syrian Ambassador to London, Dr Sami Khiyami, was summoned to the Foreign Office this afternoon to see the Political Director Sir Geoffrey Adams.
Foreign Secretary William Hague: "Yemeni people made clear there is no place for violence in Yemen’s democratic future"
There have been three communiques agreed at the UK-France Summit. The first focuses on Syria.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced further UK support for Libya, a year on from the uprising.
Foreign Secretary William Hague says the violence must stop immediately.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said the publication of the Libyan Election law is another "important step in Libya's transition".
Foreign Secretary William Hague has commended the Arab League for its commitment, leadership and resolve in working to end the violence in Syria
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