Portrait of King Charles Unveiled for Britain's Armed Forces Day

Britain's King Charles poses for a picture while wearing his Field Marshal No1 Full Ceremonial Frock Coat with medals, sword and decorations, in this undated handout picture issued on June 29, 2024. Royal Household/Hugo Burnand/Handout via REUTERS
Britain's King Charles poses for a picture while wearing his Field Marshal No1 Full Ceremonial Frock Coat with medals, sword and decorations, in this undated handout picture issued on June 29, 2024. Royal Household/Hugo Burnand/Handout via REUTERS
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Portrait of King Charles Unveiled for Britain's Armed Forces Day

Britain's King Charles poses for a picture while wearing his Field Marshal No1 Full Ceremonial Frock Coat with medals, sword and decorations, in this undated handout picture issued on June 29, 2024. Royal Household/Hugo Burnand/Handout via REUTERS
Britain's King Charles poses for a picture while wearing his Field Marshal No1 Full Ceremonial Frock Coat with medals, sword and decorations, in this undated handout picture issued on June 29, 2024. Royal Household/Hugo Burnand/Handout via REUTERS

A new photographic portrait of King Charles wearing military uniform was released on Saturday to mark Britain's Armed Forces Day.
The photograph shows the King wearing his Field Marshal No 1 Full Ceremonial Frock Coat with medals, sword and decorations.
The King, who is Commander-in-Chief of the armed services, returned to public-facing engagements early last month after being diagnosed with cancer in February.
The release of the photograph coincided with a video message to members of the armed services from Queen Camilla. She called them "a source of inspiration, reassurance and pride."



GCC Secretary-General Meets Australia Space Chief

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem bin Mohammed Albudaiwi holds talks with Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) chief executive Jeremy Hallett in Manama, Bahrain. (SPA)
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem bin Mohammed Albudaiwi holds talks with Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) chief executive Jeremy Hallett in Manama, Bahrain. (SPA)
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GCC Secretary-General Meets Australia Space Chief

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem bin Mohammed Albudaiwi holds talks with Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) chief executive Jeremy Hallett in Manama, Bahrain. (SPA)
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem bin Mohammed Albudaiwi holds talks with Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) chief executive Jeremy Hallett in Manama, Bahrain. (SPA)

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem bin Mohammed Albudaiwi held talks on Tuesday with Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) chief executive Jeremy Hallett in Manama, Bahrain.

Meeting on the sidelines of the sixth annual International Space Forum (ISF), the officials stressed the importance of boosting cooperation between the GCC countries and the SIAA in the fields of technology investment and the formulation of space-related policies in a way that serves their mutual interests.

They tackled Australia's aspiration and desire to bolster cooperation with GCC countries in the field of outer space to help serve their common interests.