Aden’s oil industry was rich, and it provided a useful trade route through the Gulf. Tension between local civilians and British military began to escalate in the mid-sixties. The National ...

The fire on the British oil tanker Marlin Luanda in the Gulf of Aden was extinguished after six hours by the combined efforts of India, US, French Navy firefighting team. The fire was caused by a ...

British forces evacuated to British held Aden (now Yemen) across the Persian Gulf. Italian East Africa bordered both British-held Kenya and the Sudan, which was jointly controlled by Britain and ...