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Pirate Coast
(Encyclopedia)Pirate Coast: see United Arab Emirates. ...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. ...Yom Kippur War
(Encyclopedia)Yom Kippur War: see Arab-Israeli Wars. ...Six-Day War
(Encyclopedia)Six-Day War: see Arab-Israeli Wars. ...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...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...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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