William Hague

One day after Britain condemned Israel's latest plans to build new illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem, the former Israeli ambassador to the UK said defiantly...

Yesterday evening a demolition order was served on a home in the village of Al Walajah just outside Bethlehem on the West Bank. If this action goes ahead, this...

William Hague has arrived in Cairo for meetings with Egyptian officials to discuss bilateral cooperation. Britain's Foreign Secretary is being accompanied by British businessmen. They are due to meet...

Israeli Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar lashed out on Saturday at Britain's Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt, over his criticism of Israel's illegal settlements, the website Times of...

The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has accused Lebanon's Hezbollah and the Assad regime of using chemical weapons in a town on the outskirts of Damascus, it has been reported....

A member of Fatah's Central Committee has again suggested that the movement needs to create the post of vice-president to protect the Palestinian national interest. Major-General Tawfiq Al-Tirawi said...

Haaretz said on Tuesday that several Western countries have asked Israel, publicly and in private, to stop criticising the Geneva deal over Iran's nuclear programme. According to the Israeli...

MEMO has contacted the office of William Hague who has reaffirmed his stance that Israel acted in a "disproportionate" manner in the 2006 attack on Lebanon. Mr Hague is...

The European Union has called on the Israeli authorities to let Palestinians reopen the Orient House and the Arab Chamber of Commerce in Occupied East Jerusalem. In a joint...

Britain's Foreign Secretary has expressed his dismay at Israel's announcement last Friday of a new settlement at Givat Hamatos. William Hague described the Israeli step as "provocative" and "disappointing"....

The Foreign Secretary has welcomed the parliamentary elections in Morocco and said that Britain's Coalition is looking forward to working with the newly-elected government. Describing the elections as an...

Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after proposals in the Israeli Knesset to pass legislation that would restrict foreign funding to Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). Speaking today the Foreign Secretary...

The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has announced that Britain is to donate an additional £1 million towards the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. He stressed that the UK will continue...

According to the Mail on Sunday newspaper, Conservative MPs in the Coalition Government have accused the Foreign Secretary of being under the influence of anti-Israel diplomats in the Foreign...

Britain's Foreign Secretary has expressed his belief that whoever wins the presidential election in Egypt should do so through a credible, free and fair process, which reflects fully the...

Britain's Foreign Secretary has welcomed his peers from the Gulf countries and praised the UK's relations with Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC). In a press statement published on the website...

Britain's Foreign Secretary has confirmed that unprecedented sanctions against Iran came into force on Sunday, 1 July. William Hague pointed out that these are the toughest EU sanctions imposed...

Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has issued a warning about the worsening situation in Syria. William Hague called for more help to reach a political solution and...

Britain's Foreign Secretary has said that there is a need for new negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis to make progress towards a two-state solution. In a press statement...

Britain's Foreign Secretary has said that continued illegal settlement expansion in East Jerusalem and the West Bank "is harming Israel's international standing and endangering the two state solution". William...

Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, has promised to bring those responsible for "unbearable crimes" in Syria to justice. He accused the Syrian regime...

British and French officials have told the UN Secretary-General they have reliable evidence the Syrian regime used chemical weapons in several cities in Syria. The Washington Post reported that...

The European Union yesterday denied reports by Israeli media outlets regarding the postponement of its decision to label Israeli settlement products. A statement was made by the EU delegation...

Following the deaths of hundreds and the wounding of thousands of protesters across Egypt the Middle East Monitor has been following responses by British officials closely. As well as...

Foreign Secretary William Hague announced on Friday that Britain is to host a meeting of the core group of the Friends of Syria in London on Tuesday. In a...

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that London and Tehran are exchanging chargé d'affaires in a move to rebuild their diplomatic ties. Hague explained on Tuesday that, "the two...

British foreign minister William Hague said on Friday that a peaceful solution in Syria has to be without Bashar al-Assad. During a visit to Kuwait, Hague said: "We have...

On 26 February, Palestinians fired a rocket into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, the first such projectile attack since the ceasefire that brought an end to Israel's eight-day...

Britain's Foreign Secretary has condemned the Israeli cabinet's decision to upgrade a college in the illegal Ariel settlement in the occupied West Bank to university status, Haaretz newspaper reported...

Britain's Foreign Secretary, William Hague, read a government statement to the House of Commons on Tuesday in which he called for an urgent de-escalation of the current violence in...

This afternoon a press conference was held in the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office between Foreign Secretary William Hague and Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu. The two men seemed...

By Omar Radwan Following the Israeli raid on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, which resulted in the murder of at least nine civilian activists (some are, apparently, still unaccounted for)...