The Middle Eastern theatre of World War I saw action between 29 October 1914 and 30 October 1918. The combatants were, on one side, the Ottoman Empire (including the majority of Kurdish tribes, some Arab tribes, and Caucasian Tatars), with some assistance from the other Central Powers; and on the other side, the British (with the help of Jews, Greeks, Assyrians, …

The Eastern Arabic numerals, also called Arabic-Hindu numerals or Indo–Arabic numerals, are the symbols used to represent numerical digits in conjunction with the Arabic alphabet in the countries of the Mashriq (the east of the Arab world), the Arabian Peninsula, and its variant in other countries that use the Persian numerals on the Iranian plateau and in Asia

The Arabian Desert (Arabic: ٱلصَّحْرَاء ٱلْعَرَبِيَّة) is a vast desert wilderness in Western Asia that occupies almost the entire Arabian Peninsula. It stretches from Yemen to the Persian Gulf and Oman to Jordan and Iraq.It occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula, with an area of 2,330,000 square kilometers (900,000 sq mi).It is the fifth largest desert in the world ...

Background. On January 15, 1902, Ibn Saud took Riyadh from the Rashid tribe. In 1913, his forces captured the province of al-Hasa from the Ottoman Turks. In 1922, he completed his conquest of the Nejd, and in 1925, he conquered the Hijaz.In 1932, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was proclaimed with Ibn Saud as king. Without stability in the region, the search for oil would have …

Intentional homicide is defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in its Global Study on Homicide report thus: . Within the broad range of violent deaths, the core element of intentional homicide is the complete liability of the direct perpetrator, which thus excludes killings directly related to war or conflicts, self-inflicted death (suicide), killings due to legal ...

The various nations of the region include the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East, the Iranian traditions of Persia, the Jewish music of Israel and the diaspora, Armenian music, Kurdish music, Azeri Music, the varied traditions of Cypriot music, the music of Turkey, traditional Assyrian music, Coptic ritual music in Egypt as well as other genres of Egyptian music in general, and …

Saudi Arabia Football League 2015-2016 season Saudi Professional League (14 team) Club Founded City Region Al-Nassr FC: 1955 Riyadh: Riyadh Region: Al-Hilal FC: 1957 ... Eastern Province: Khaleej FC: 1945 Saihat: Eastern Province: Al-Qadisiyah FC: 1967 Khobar: Eastern Province: Al-Raed FC: 1954 Buraidah: Al-Qassim Region: Al-Taawon FC: 1956

Al-Maqdisi mentioned regions in Eastern Arabia which form parts of what are now Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Oman. Al-Hasa is an important oasis region in the eastern part of Saudi Arabia, whereas Tuwwam is another oasis region split between the UAE and Oman, comprising the modern settlements of Al Ain and Al-Buraimi on different sides of the ...

Numbering plan. The country's country calling code is +966. Saudi Arabia's numbering plan is the following: 011 XXX XXXX - Riyadh & the greater central region; 012 XXX XXXX - Western region, includes Makkah, Jeddah, Taif, Rabigh; 013 XXX XXXX- The Eastern Province, which includes, Dammam, Khobar, Qatif, Jubail, Dhahran, Hafar al-Batin & others; 014 XXX XXXX - Al …

This is a list of leaders of Middle Eastern and North African states. It consists of the heads of state and government within the Arab League, and of other MENA countries outside it. ... Saudi Arabia: Salman of Saudi Arabia: King of Saudi Arabia: 23 January 2015 Mohammed Bin Salman: