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This week the Foreign Affairs Committee discussed the Levant and North Africa.

Watch Dr Radman Masmoudi on Tunisia’s decade of democracy after the Arab Spring and its return to an oppressive regime following the July 2021 coup.

Watch the session here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/4c…

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Tune in as we discuss the Levant and North Africa with expert witnesses including Jon Wilks the former Ambassador to Iraq, Oman, Yemen and Qatar.

📺Watch here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/4c…

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Tilting horizons: the Integrated Review and the Indo-Pacific' found that the Government has failed to sanction any UK companies for human rights abuses within their supply chains.

We've recently published the Government's response: committees.parliament.uk/work/1427/impl…

Tilting horizons: the Integrated Review and the Indo-Pacific' found that the Government has failed to sanction any UK companies for human rights abuses within their supply chains. We've recently published the Government's response: committees.parliament.uk/work/1427/impl…
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How is the UK Government supporting Overseas Territories students in the UK and fulfilling its commitment to making education a priority?

You can submit evidence until 8 April: committees.parliament.uk/work/8300/the-…

How is the UK Government supporting Overseas Territories students in the UK and fulfilling its commitment to making education a priority? You can submit evidence until 8 April: committees.parliament.uk/work/8300/the-…
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We have published the Government response to our report 'Tilting horizons: The Integrated Review and the Indo-Pacific'.

Read more here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/78/f…

We have published the Government response to our report 'Tilting horizons: The Integrated Review and the Indo-Pacific'. Read more here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/78/f…
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On Tuesday we heard from Dr Andi Hoxhaj about the growing instabilities in the Western Balkans. Watch the full session here:parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/56…

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We've published the Government response to our report 'Tilting horizons: the Integrated Review and the Indo-Pacific'.

Chair Alicia Kearns MP has commented on the Government's
refusal to publish an unclassified China Strategy.

Read the response here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/78/f…

We've published the Government response to our report 'Tilting horizons: the Integrated Review and the Indo-Pacific'. Chair @aliciakearns has commented on the Government's refusal to publish an unclassified China Strategy. Read the response here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/78/f…
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Today the Foreign Affairs Committee published the Government Response to its report 'Tilting horizons: the Integrated Review and the Indo-Pacific'. 
 
Read the Committee's report: committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…
 
Read the Government's response: committees.parliament.uk/committee/78/f…

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We have published correspondence from Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and David Cameron on UK aid to Gaza.

In the letter Lord Cameron discusses 'arbitrary denials' of aid and 'lengthy clearance procedures' by Israel. He calls for Israel to turn the water taps back on.

committees.parliament.uk/committee/78/f…

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Yesterday we heard from experts on what the UK can learn from the growing instability in the Western Balkans.

Watch Chair Alicia Kearns MP question witness Dr Andi Hoxhaj. Find the full session here:👇parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/56…

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We are discussing the UK's relationship with the Western Balkans, asking what the @FCDOgovuk strategy is for this region. Watch here: 👉 parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/56…

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Last week the Committee questioned Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan on improvements to the UK sanctions team since Russia’s renewed illegal invasion of Ukraine.

Watch the full session on Parliament Live TV:parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/7f…

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Tomorrow at 2:30pm we will be hearing about the increasing instability in Kosovo and Serbia. Read more on our website: committees.parliament.uk/event/21058/fo…

Tomorrow at 2:30pm we will be hearing about the increasing instability in Kosovo and Serbia. Read more on our website: committees.parliament.uk/event/21058/fo…
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Secondary sanctions cast a wider net than primary sanctions. Has the US' executive order on secondary sanctions damaged Russia's ability to trade?

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In its letter to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office today, the Sub-Committee found that there was no evidence that Chagossian resettlement is at odds with the continued operation of the base on Diego Garcia.

Read the letter and find out more, here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/78/f…

In its letter to the @FCDOGovUK today, the Sub-Committee found that there was no evidence that Chagossian resettlement is at odds with the continued operation of the base on Diego Garcia. Read the letter and find out more, here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/78/f…
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