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Al Arabiya
8 hours ago
- Business
- Al Arabiya
UK was informed ahead of US-Iran strike, did not receive request for help: Minister
Britain was not involved in the US strikes on Iran and it did not receive a request for its Diego Garcia base to be used, but it was informed ahead of the attack, its business and trade minister Jonathan Reynolds said on Sunday.


Reuters
2 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
Britain agrees $2.7 billion investment partnership with Bahrain
LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday that it signed a new partnership with Bahrain that will see 2 billion pounds ($2.69 billion) of investment into financial services, clean energy, manufacturing and technology. "This 2 billion pounds commitment is yet another major vote of confidence in the UK economy, backing the key growth sectors we've identified in our upcoming modern Industrial Strategy," business minister Jonathan Reynolds said in a statement. ($1 = 0.7424 pounds)