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Queen’s Jubilee: 10 events that shaped MENA since 1952

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Al-Araby

When Queen Elizabeth II took to the throne in 1952, King Farouk ruled Egypt, Iran was undergoing an economic boom under the shah, while much of the Gulf remained impoverished and under British rule or influence. The coming decades saw army officers topple monarchs in Libya, Egypt, and Iraq, an oil boom in the Gulf, and at least three wars between Israel and Arab states. There were also numerous tragedies such as the occupation of the West Bank, brutal dictatorships established, war, and economic malaise. We look at ten of the biggest events to shape the Middle East over the past 70 years. 1952…

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