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100 Years of Middle East History

100 Years of Middle East History

Your Middle East has compiled a list of the events that have shaped the Middle East and North Africa during the past century, between 1912-2012.

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100 years of Middle East history, part 1

100 years of Middle East history, part 1

These are the events that shaped the Middle East during the past century, between 1912-2012. March 1912:  Following a dispute between Europe’s major...
100 years of Middle East history, part 2

100 years of Middle East history, part 2

March 1938: The newly-united Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hits the jackpot when commercial quantities of oil are discovered in Dammam well no. 7 in the Eastern province....
100 years of Middle East history, part 3

100 years of Middle East history, part 3

This is the third part of Your Middle East's epic 100 Years of Middle East History list. We now turn to events between 1964-1975. 1964: At the Arab League’s...
100 years of Middle East history, part 4

100 years of Middle East history, part 4

This is the fourth part of Your Middle East's 100 Years of Middle East History list. We now turn to events between 1975-1990. November 1975: Hundreds of thousands...
100 years of Middle East history, part 5

100 years of Middle East history, part 5

This is the fifth and final part of Your Middle East's 100 Years of Middle East History list. We now turn to events between 1990-2012. 2 August 1990: Iraq attacks...
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