Muslim Ambassadors praise Obama
Barack Obama’s landmark speech to the Muslim world in Cairo has been warmly received by Muslim heads of mission in London, but some remain sceptical…
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FCO backtracks on gagging of ex-envoys
The Foreign Office has abandoned a Diplomatic Service Regulation issued in 2006, which imposed a lifelong obligation on ex-diplomats to seek written permission from the…
Flowers laid to mark Tiananmen anniversary
Survivors of the Tiananmen Square massacre laid flowers outside the Chinese Embassy to mark the 20th anniversary of the bloodshed and to remember those who…
Turkish Embassy slams racist leaflet
The Turkish Embassy has complained to the FCO over a British National Party election campaign leaflet which claims the UK would be “swamped by 80…
Israeli poster stirs anger
The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign and the Syrian Embassy have demanded the removal of Israeli Tourist Office posters in the London Underground in which a yellow…
Reshuffle hits Foreign Office
Gordon Brown has appointed veteran MEP and social justice campaigner Glenys Kinnock to take over as Europe Minister, following the acrimonious departure of Caroline Flint….
Biometric visa deters director
Visa complications have caused award-winning Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami to withdraw from directing the English National Opera’s production of Cosi fan Tutte. Kiarostami branded the…
The basics of biometrics
Mr Bart Coessens head of Visa Monitoring at the Belgian foreign ministry Consuls and visa officers recently attended a VFS-sponsored seminar jointly hosted by the…
Reagan in Grosvenor Square
Former US President Ronald Reagan is being honoured with a bronze statue outside the US Embassy. Westminster City Council has waived the rule which only…
Embassy sizes up CO2 footprint
The Norwegian Embassy has had its carbon footprint measured in the first phase of a pilot project aimed at transforming the mission into a sustainable…