Issues
40 issues found.
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Treaty of Paris (1856)
A treaty signed in Paris on 30 March 1856, ending the Crimean War, a three-year conflict in which Russia faced the Ottoman Empire, France, Britain and the Kingdom of Sardinia, which had started following disputes over the rights of Christian minorities in Palestine. -
Treaty of Berlin (1878)
A treaty signed between several European powers in Berlin, Germany, on 13 July 1878. -
Egyptian-Ottoman Boundary Agreement (1906)
An agreement signed between the Ottoman Empire and British-controlled Egypt in Rafah on 1 October 1906, establishing the border between the Egyptian Sinai and the Ottoman provinces of Hejaz and Jerusalem. -
Damascus Protocol (1915)
A document given by the leaders of two Arab secret societies, Al-Fatat and Al-Ahd, to Hashemite prince Faisal, son of Hussein, Sharif of Mecca, on 23 May 1915. -
McMahon-Hussein Letters (1915-6)
An exchange of letters between Henry McMahon, British High Commissioner in Egypt, and Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca and later King of Hejaz, that took place in late 1915 and early 1916. -
Sykes-Picot (Asia Minor) Agreement (1916)
Boundary Agreements: Jordan Boundary Agreements: Lebanon Boundary Agreements: Syria Britain France Sykes-Picot Agreement World War IA secret agreement concluded on 16 May 1916 between Britain and France, dividing the Middle East into spheres of influence ahead of a possible victory against the Ottoman Empire in World War I. -
Balfour Declaration (1917)
A letter authored by the British Foreign Minister, Lord Arthur James Balfour, on 2 November 1917, and subsequently endorsed by the British cabinet. -
Establishment of Occupied Enemy Territory Administration South (OETA-S) (1918)
An order dated 27 October 1918 by which part of the territory occupied by the British during World War I, roughly equivalent to today’s Israel and the Palestinian Territories, was officially placed under military government. -
Paris Peace Conference (1919)
Britain France Milestones Ottoman Empire Sykes-Picot Agreement Transjordan United States World War IAn international conference held in Paris during 1919, following the conclusion of World War I. -
King-Crane Commission Report (1919)
A report prepared by a commission led by two Americans, Henry King and Charles Crane, that was completed on 28 August 1919 and published in 1922. -
1920 Palestine Clashes
Riots perpetrated by Palestinian Arabs, including attacks on Jews, in the Old City of Jerusalem on 4-7 April 1920, also known as the Nabi Musa riots, leading to the deaths of five Jews and four Arabs. -
San Remo Conference (1920)
A meeting of four major World War I Allied Powers - Britain, France, Italy and Japan - that followed the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. -
Palin Report (1920)
A report dated 1 July 1920 and compiled by a team of British officials led by Maj. -
Franco-British Agreement on Mandatory Borders (1920)
Boundary Agreements: Lebanon Boundary Agreements: Syria Britain France Mandatory Palestine (1922-1948)An agreement between Britain and France establishing the border between their Mandatory territories of Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. -
Haycraft Report (1921)
A report presented to the British Parliament in October 1921 by a Commission of Inquiry, chaired by Chief Justice of Palestine Thomas Haycraft, set up in order to investigate the 1921 riots in and around Jaffa.