Foreign Office

Donor countries halt funding to UN agency in Gaza

Several key donor countries have said they will halt funding to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees following Israel's allegations that staff members took part in Hamas's Oct. 7 attack.

The UNRWA has fired several people and promised a thorough investigation into the claims, which were not specified, while Israel has vowed to stop the agency's work in Gaza after the war.

Americans retreat: Stark chaos to follow? Military intervention is being considered

Hundreds of foreign nationals have already been evacuated from the country, and on Sunday, protesters attacked the French embassy.
The leader of the coup, General Abdulrahman Chiani, warned against "any interference in the internal affairs" of the country.

Bulgaria’s Deputy PM Mariya Gabriel: Hate Speech in North Macedonia is Inadmissible and Unacceptable

"Immediate measures have been taken in connection with the case of the attacked and beaten co-chairman of the association of Bulgarians in the Republic of North Macedonia Bekir Kadrieski in the town of Struga" - this is what Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel commented:

Germany, UK, Follow Netherlands in Closing Istanbul Consulates Over Terror Threat

A view of the German Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, 4 April 2017. Photo: EPA/SEDAT SUNA

"The German Consulate General will remain closed today, February 1, for security reasons," the consulate wrote on its Instagram page. Visa and passport appointments were also cancelled.

British state minister due in Turkey for 3-day visit

A U.K. minister from Foreign Office is set to pay a three-day visit to Turkey, an official statement said on June 26.

Wendy Morton, U.K. minister for European Neighborhood and the Americas, "will be visiting Ankara and Hatay which hosts the UN cross-border aid operations to Syria" on June 27-29, according to the statement issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

Diplomatic Scandal Arising Between EU and UK

A diplomatic row has broken out between the UK and EU over the status of the bloc's ambassador in London.

The UK is refusing to give Joao Vale de Almeida the full diplomatic status that is granted to other ambassadors.

The Foreign Office is insisting he and his officials should not have the privileges and immunity afforded to diplomats under the Vienna Convention.

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