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Trucial Coast
(Encyclopedia)Trucial Coast: see United Arab Emirates. ...Trucial Oman
(Encyclopedia)Trucial Oman: see United Arab Emirates. ...Trucial States
(Encyclopedia)Trucial States: see United Arab Emirates. ...Sinai campaign
(Encyclopedia)Sinai campaign: see Arab-Israeli Wars. ...Pirate Coast
(Encyclopedia)Pirate Coast: see United Arab Emirates. ...Six-Day War
(Encyclopedia)Six-Day War: see Arab-Israeli Wars. ...Yom Kippur War
(Encyclopedia)Yom Kippur War: see Arab-Israeli Wars. ...Leo III, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia)Leo III (Leo the Isaurian or Leo the Syrian), c.680–741, Byzantine emperor (717–41). He was probably born in N Syria (rather than in Isauria, as once thought). He held diplomatic and military post...Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
(Encyclopedia)Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), multinational organization (est. 1960, formally constituted 1961) that coordinates petroleum policies and economic aid among oil-producing nations...Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah
(Encyclopedia)Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah (Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah), 1929–2020, emir of Kuwait (2006–20). He held a number of government posts, including foreign minister (1963–2003) and deputy prime min...Browse by Subject
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