Defence Minister Mark Lancaster has reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to the Gulf whilst visiting Iraq, Bahrain and Oman. As part of the five-day visit, the minister also officially opened the UK-Oman joint exercise, Saif Sareea 3, alongside Oman’s Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs, His Excellency Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harub ...
The Minister for Defence Procurement and the Minister for the Middle East reaffirmed the UK’s continuing commitment to the Kingdom of Bahrain during a visit to the Welfare Building of the future HMS Jufair at the Mina Salman port, Bahrain. Joined by the Chief of the Defence Staff, the Minister met ...
Prime Minister Theresa May is due to meet with leaders of the Gulf States today, to help forge stronger relationships with them. As the first British prime Minister and only the third western leader to be invited to attend the annual meeting of the Gulf Co-operation Council, the meeting opens a ...
Sailors on board HMS Portland are ready to start securing the seas having arrived in the Middle East. The ship’s company of the Devonport-based Type 23 frigate have arrived in Bahrain, six weeks into their nine-month deployment. Having made the 7,000-mile journey from the UK, they are now ready to begin ...