The King has praised Oman's "noble efforts" to secure a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz as he acknowledged how conflict had "returned so painfully" to the Middle East.
The monarch hailed the country's efforts as he addressed the Sultan of Oman at a lavish state banquet at Windsor Castle on Tuesday evening.
The King's speech was interspersed with three short bursts of Arabic, as he warmly described Oman as "one of Britain's oldest allies" and "closest friends".
