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The UK government has announced a series of amendments to its immigration rules, Most of the changes will begin to come into effect in April 2015

• Updated: 25 March 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Information for British nationals seeking advice on employment issues and exit permits in Qatar.

• Updated: 30 October 2018

Minister for the Middle East Hamish Falconer will today (Monday 20 January) visit the UN to call for last week’s Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal to be implemented in full.

• Updated: 20 January 2025

The UK and Qatar have reaffirmed the shared ambition to strengthen the Qatar-UK partnership under the theme of ‘Partners for the Future’.

• Updated: 29 April 2025

Statement by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders, at Qatar's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

• Updated: 13 November 2024

The Foreign Secretary met representatives of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) member states and the GCC Secretary General in New York on 18 September.

• Updated: 26 September 2023

First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

The Prime Minister spoke to the Amir of Qatar His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani this evening.

• Updated: 24 June 2025

The PM hosted the Amir of Qatar today to develop our historic partnership and agree new joint work on trade, energy and defence.

• Updated: 24 May 2022

First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Update on the fifth round of negotiations for a free trade agreement between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council

• Updated: 22 November 2023

First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Trade Secretary launches free trade negotiations between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council, made up of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

• Updated: 23 June 2022

First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government