BBC ON THIS DAY | Middle East

Middle East


26 Jan	1952: Britons killed in Cairo riots

29 Feb	1956: Hopes for Mid East peace mission

26 Jul	1956: Egypt seizes Suez Canal

14 Jul	1958: Coup in Iraq sparks jitters in Middle East

27 Feb	1963: Argoud charged over de Gaulle plot

30 May	1967: Egypt and Jordan unite against Israel

25 Jun	1970: New peace plan for Middle East

06 Sep	1970: Hundreds held in series of hijacks

12 Sep	1970: Hijacked jets destroyed by guerrillas

17 Sep	1970: Civil war breaks out in Jordan

27 Sep	1970: Arab leaders sign Jordan peace deal

23 Feb	1972: Hijackers surrender and free Lufthansa crew

29 May	1972: Japanese kill 26 at Tel Aviv airport

06 Sep	1972: Olympic hostages killed in gun battle

19 Sep	1972: Parcel bomb attack on Israeli embassy

01 Mar	1973: Palestinian gunmen hold diplomats in Sudan

06 Oct	1973: Arab states attack Israeli forces

16 May	1974: Dozens die as Israel retaliates for Ma'alot

18 Mar	1974: Violent border clashes at Golan Heights

20 Jun	1976: Westerners evacuated from Beirut

19 Nov	1977: Egyptian leader's Israel trip makes history

05 Dec	1977: Egypt severs ties with Arab hardliners

13 Jun	1978: Israeli troops leave southern Lebanon

03 Feb	1978: Sadat in US for Mid East talks

19 Feb	1978: Egyptian forces die in Cyprus gunfight

17 Mar	1978: Civilians flee southern Lebanon

20 Aug	1978: Two dead after El Al crew ambushed

18 Sep	1978: Arab-Israeli breakthrough in US

16 Jan	1979: Shah of Iran flees into exile

26 Mar	1979: Israel and Egypt shake hands on peace deal

01 Feb	1979: Exiled Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran

04 Nov	1979: Militants storm US embassy in Tehran

25 Apr	1980: Tehran hostage rescue mission fails

21 Jan	1981: Tehran frees US hostages after 444 days

06 Oct	1981: Egypt's President Sadat assassinated

03 Jun	1982: Israeli ambassador shot in London

30 Aug	1982: PLO leader forced from Beirut

17 Sep	1982: Refugees massacred in Beirut camps

17 Sep	1982: Sabra and Shatila - after the atrocity

23 Oct	1983: Beirut blasts kill US and French troops

20 Sep	1984: US embassy blast kills 20

30 Jun	1985: Beirut ordeal ends for US hostages

07 Oct	1985: Gunmen hijack Italian cruise liner

24 Nov	1985: Commandoes storm hijacked plane

02 Nov	1986: US hostage freed in Beirut

02 Feb	1987: Peace envoy imprisoned in Beirut

22 Jul	1987: Cartoonist shot in London street

14 Feb	1989: Ayatollah sentences author to death

02 Aug	1990: Iraq invades Kuwait

12 Aug	1990: Briton shot by Iraqis

23 Aug	1990: Outrage at Iraqi TV hostage show

10 Dec	1990: Iraq frees British hostages

24 Aug	1990: Irish hostage released in Lebanon

26 Dec	1990: Iranian leader upholds Rushdie fatwa

03 Jan	1991: Britain expels Iraqi diplomats

10 Jan	1991: Last ditch efforts to avoid Gulf War

17 Jan	1991: 'Mother of all Battles' begins

30 Jan	1991: US Marines killed at Al Khafji

13 Feb	1991: US bombers strike civilians in Baghdad

22 Feb	1991: Bush threatens Iraq with land war

28 Feb	1991: Jubilation follows Gulf War ceasefire

14 Jul	1991: UK forces withdraw from Kurdish haven

08 Aug	1991: Beirut hostage John McCarthy freed

30 Oct	1991: Bush opens historic Mid East peace conference

18 Nov	1991: Church envoy Waite freed in Beirut

04 Dec	1991: Last US hostage freed

01 Jul	1994: Yasser Arafat ends 27-year exile

26 Jul	1994: Israel's London embassy bombed

14 Oct	1994: Israelis and Arafat share peace prize

26 Oct	1994: Israel and Jordan make peace

10 Jan	1996: King of Jordan in historic Tel Aviv visit

04 Sep	1997: Suicide bombings put peace visit in doubt

15 Nov	1998: Iraqi climbdown averts air strikes

22 May	2000: Hezbollah makes gains in Lebanon

26 May	2000: Hezbollah celebrates Israeli retreat

26 Apr	2005: Syrian troops leave Lebanon

	^^ back to top
	Front Page \| Years \| Themes \| Witness
	©MMVIII \| News Sources \| Privacy & Cookies Policy


	Themes



	Search ON THIS DAY by date



	Search ON THIS DAY by date