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It's all change in the Gulf with the arrival of two new ships and two new crews to sustain the Royal Navy's long-term mine warfare force in the region.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Crowds of families and friends waved off Portsmouth-based warship HMS Iron Duke today as she left for a six-month deployment to the Gulf.
The US National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling delivered its final report yesterday. This is a substantial…
The UK has a long-standing maritime presence in the region.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Royal Navy minehunter HMS Grimsby returned to her home port of Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde on Friday, 19 August 2011, after almost three years in the Gulf
Employment Tribunal decision.
The Foreign Secretary arrived in Saudi Arabia today (Sunday, 29 May 2016) at the start of a three-day tour of the six Gulf states.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to freedom of navigation and safe passage through the Gulf.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Six Royal Navy and 2 American ships, plus helicopters and mini-robot submarines, have joined forces for the year's first major mine warfare exercise in the Gulf.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond is in the Gulf to discuss the threat terrorist group ISIL poses to Iraq and the region as a whole.
Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds updated Parliament on work to protect the environment of the British Indian Ocean Territory
The sick bay of RFA Cardigan Bay was the medical hub of a major multinational 2-day mass casualty exercise in the Gulf recently.
Outline of the Foreign Secretary's programme for his Gulf tour
The House will wish to join me in expressing our deepest sympathy for those bereaved or injured in the explosion on 20 April. And for all the…
Theresa Villiers is meeting key individuals in the US to strengthen UK-US relationships and maintain support for the NI Executive and political parties
Briefing by the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: BP oil leak, Deputy Prime Minister and Afghanistan.
All 6 Gulf countries have committed to sign up to the WePROTECT Global Alliance to take action to end the online sexual exploitation of children.
Foreign Office Minister Lord Howell spoke about the United Kingdom’s relations with the countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council at the GCC and the City Conference on 20 June.
Britain has cemented its enhanced and permanent presence in the Gulf with the opening of the United Kingdom Naval Support Facility at a ceremony at Mina Salman port in Bahrain today.
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