This Day in Middle East History
September 18 to September 24 in Middle East History
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, September 18 to September 24, from the Iran-Iraq war to George W. Bush's declaration of the "war on terror."
September 4-September 10 in Middle East History
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, September 4-September 10, from anti-Greek rioting in istanbul to the Camp David Accords.
August 28-September 3 in Middle East History
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, August 28-September 3, from the first Zionist Congress to Qaddafi's rise to consequences of the French veil ban in schools.
August 21-August 27 in Middle East History
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, August 21-August 27, from the war of attrition to bin Laden's declaration of war
August 14-August 20 in Middle East History
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, August 14-August 20, from the Palestinian riots of 1929 to Cyprus’ independence da
June 26-July 2 in Middle East History
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, June 26-July 2, including the annexation of Jerusalem, Bahrain’s coups and the hijacking of TWA Flight 847
June 5-June 11: This Week in Middle East History
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, June 5-June 11: The Third Arab-Israeli War (the Six Day War), Israel’s bombing of the USS Liberty, reopening the Suez Canal in 1975 to the sainthood of Hamlaya’s saint r
May 29-June 4 in Middle East History
Events that shaped Middle East history This Week in the Middle East calendar, May 29-June 4, from the death of Ayatollah Khomeini
This Week in Middle East History: May 22-28
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day in the Middle East calendar, May 25 may 22 may 23 may 28 , from Jordan’s independence to Israel’s withdrawal from South Leba
April 20 in Middle East History
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day in the Middle East calendar, April 20, from the assassination of the PLO’s Abu Jihad to the Arab stereotype surrounding the Oklahoma City bombi
March 16 in Middle East History
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day, March 16, from the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem to the York pogrom of 1190 to the Lebanese hostage crisis and the Iran-Cobnra affair.
March 12 in Middle East History
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day in the Middle East calendar, March 12, from claims of Arab unity to the power of the Turkish military to the Iran-Iraq war
March 11 in Middle East History
The events that shaped the Middle East on this day in the Mideast's history calendar: March 11, from the Ottoman Empire’s loss of Baghdad to the 1977 Hanafi siege in Washington DC Madrid train bombing of 20
March 10 in Middle East History
The events that shaped the Middle East on this day in the Mideast's history calendar: March 10, from Cyrprus rioting toward independence to the birth of Osama bin Laden to terrorism in Jerusalem and Karachi.
February 25 in Middle East History
The events that shaped the Middle East on this day in the Mideast's history calendar: February 25, from Kuwait’s independence to Gamal abdel Nasser’s rise to massacres in Hebron
February 24 in Middle East History
The events that shaped the Middle East on this day in the Mideast's history calendar: February 24, from the birth of Ibn Battuta to the birth of Hadassah to the Ayatollah Khomeini’s bounty on Salman Rushdie’s head
February 9 in Middle East History
The events that shaped the Middle East on this day in the Mideast's history calendar: February 9, from Iran’s nuclear ambitions to Israeli human rights abuses.
January 18 in Middle East History
The events that shaped the Middle East on this day in the Mideast's history calendar: January 18, from the Versailles peace conference’s bad precedents for the Middle East to Henry Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy.
January 17 in Middle East History
The events that shaped the Middle East on this day in the Mideast's history calendar: January 17, from French perfidy over a Palestinian terrorist to Hebron’s return to Palestinian control.
January 16 in Middle East History
The events that shaped the Middle East on this day in the Mideast's history calendar: January 16.
January 15 in Middle East History
The events that shaped the Middle East on this day in the Mideast's history calendar: January 15, from Nebuchadnezzar’s siege of Jerusalem to Operation Desert Storm.
January 14 in Middle East History
The events that shaped the Middle East on this day in the Mideast's history calendar: January 14, from the Casablanca conference between FDR and Churchill to West Bank violence.
January 13 in Middle East History
The events that shaped the Middle East on this day in the Mideast's history calendar: January 13, from Zola's publication of "J'accuse" to civil war in Lebanon and Yemen.
January 12 in Middle East History
The events that shaped the Middle East on this day in the Mideast's history calendar: January 12, from the PLO winning observer status at the United Nations Security Council to the launching of Operation Desert Storm to a deadly stampede in Mecca.
January 11 in Middle East History
The events that shaped the Middle East on this day in the Mideast's history calendar: January 11, from Islam’s influence in Cordoba, Spain, to the opening of Guantanamo Bay prison camp to Iraq war revelations.
January 2 in Middle East History
The events that shaped the Middle East on this day in the Mideast's history calendar: January 2, from the birth of a great Ottoman sultan to snow in Jerusalem, grim Palestinian-Israeli prospects for peace in Washington, and censorship in Lebanon.
January 9 in Middle East History
The events that shaped the Middle East on this day in the Mideast's history calendar: January 9, from Israel’s settlements in the Golan Heights to Mahmoud Abbas’ election as president of the Palestinian Authority.
January 10 in Middle East History
The events that shaped the Middle East on this day in the Mideast's history calendar: January 10, from the origins of Standard Oil and the United Nations to the Iran Iraq War and the Iranian Shah’s military fantasies.