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British Foreign Secretary William Hague, right, listens to Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius, during the EU foreign ministers meeting, at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 27, 2013. The European Union nations remain divided on Monday whether to ease sanctions against Syria to allow for weapons shipments to rebels fighting the regime of Syria’s President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

EU discusses arming Syria’s rebels

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 27, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Foreign Ministers of the EU member states will discuss lifting the arms embargo on Syria’s opposition today, though many governments have expressed doubts about the move. Both the UK and France are expected to push for the embargo to be...

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G8 Foreign Ministers pose for a photograph before the G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting at Lancaster House in central London. (REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid/Pool)

Syria Remains Top of G8 Agenda

by Grace Perriman | Apr 11, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—On the second and final day of the G8 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in London, the Syrian crisis remained firmly top of the agenda. G8 ministers met for the final time on Thursday in London. UK Foreign Secretary William Hague hosted his...

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Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague (4th L) poses for a photograph with foreign ministers attending the Friends of Yemen ministerial meeting in London March 7, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Rousseau/Pool

Friends of Yemen Support National Dialogue

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 7, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Representatives from 39 countries and organizations were welcomed in London on Thursday morning by British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, for the fifth meeting of the Friends of Yemen. The meeting at Lancaster House in central London was...

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Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague appears on the BBC, March 3, 2013. Source: REUTERS/Jeff Overs/BBC/handout

British Government to Begin Supplying Syrian Rebels

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 6, 2013 | Middle East

The British government is to begin supplying Syrian rebels with advice, training and “non-lethal” equipment according to foreign secretary William Hague. Speaking in the British parliament today, Hague said: “We cannot step back from a crisis that could destabilize...