The invasion of Persia was completed five years after the death of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and all of the Persian territories came under Arab control, though pockets of tribal resistance continued for centuries in the Afghan territories.

At the time of the Arab invasion in the middle of the 7th century, the Sasanian central power seemed already largely nominal in the province in contrast with the role of the Hephthalites tribal lords, who were settled in the Herat region and in the neighboring districts, mainly in pastoral Bādghis and in Qohestān.

So it was that the armies of the Frankish ruler and warlord Charles Martel, which defeated the Umayyad Arab invasion at the Battle of Tours in 732, were still largely infantry armies, the elites riding to battle but dismounting to fight, providing a hard core for the levy of the infantry warbands.

This dependence was a crucial factor in the Barre administration's decision to side with the United States-led coalition of Arab states that opposed Iraq following that country's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

" A shift was, therefore, clearly visible among many Islamic movements in the post war period " from an initial Islamic ideological rejection of Saddam Hussein, the secular persecutor of Islamic movements, and his invasion of Kuwait to a more populist Arab nationalist, anti-imperialist support for Saddam ( or more precisely those issues he represented or championed ) and the condemnation of foreign intervention and occupation.

The UAE joined the Arab states that opposed the Iraqi invasion and supported the use of force to compel Iraq's withdrawal of troops from Kuwait.

** Egypt, Syria, and 10 other Arab nations vote to send military forces to Saudi Arabia to discourage an invasion from Iraq.

* Arab invasion 15 May 1948

From this point the Bactrians tend to disappear from the historical record, a disappearance made final by the Arab invasion of the 8th century AD.

He also makes an argument, after studying the Arab histories of the period, that these were clearly armies of invasion, sent by the Caliph not just to avenge Tours, but to begin the end of Christian Europe and bring it into the Caliphate.

Ray was the fief of the Persian Mihran family and Siyawakhsh the son of Mihran the son of Bahram Chubin resisted the Arab invasion.

Byzantines began to strongly fortify the city in order to prevent another Arab invasion, using materials from the ancient buildings of the area.

There is compelling evidence that long before the Arab invasion all traces of the Colossus had already disappeared.

He immediately faced an Arab invasion deep into Anatolia and the advance of the Arab fleet.

In 716 he concluded a treaty with Tervel of Bulgaria favorable to the Bulgarians in effort to secure support against the Arab invasion.

After the Arab Islamic invasion and conquest in the 7th Century AD, both Assyria and Babylonia were dissolved.

The city was finally destroyed by the Arab invasion of Mesopotamia and abandoned c 700 AD.

The 1948 Arab – Israeli War began with the invasion of, or intervention in, Palestine by the Arab States on 15 May 1948.

King Javanshir of Albania, the most prominent ruler of Mihranid dynasty, fought against the Arab invasion of caliph Uthman on the side of the Sasanid Iran.

Facing the threat of the Arab invasion on the south and the Khazar offensive on the north, Javanshir had to recognize the caliph's suzerainty.

Also, the Muslim forces he had faced at the Battle of Toulouse were primarily light infantry, and while good fighters, were not remotely close to the caliber of the Arab and Berber cavalry brought by the Emir in this invasion.

Nevertheless, Leo continued to apply pressure on his eastern frontier, through the creation of the new thema of Mesopotamia, a Byzantine invasion of Armenia in 902 and the sacking of Theodosiopolis, as well as successful raids in the Arab Thughur.

* 1929 – Hebron Massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attack on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, continuing until the next day, resulted in the death of 65-68 Jews and the remaining Jews being forced to leave the city.

This has resulted in countries, such as the GCC ( Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates ), choosing to invest more in the Arab world.

In the 6th century, Arabs succeeded in repelling encroachments of these ethnic groups ; the conversion of Arab tribes to Islam in the 7th century resulted in the displacement of the settlers from Iran.

In 1915 – 16, the Hussein-McMahon Correspondence resulted in an agreement between the United Kingdom and the Sharif that if the Mashreq Arabs revolted successfully against the Ottomans, the United Kingdom would support claims for Mashreq Arab independence.

There have been several attempts to bring about a pan-Arab state by many well known Arab leaders, all of which ultimately resulted in failure.

That same month, pressure on him to act by Syria, Saudi Arabia, and the PLO, as well as the general Arab populace, mounted after an aerial battle between Syria and Israel resulted in the downing of six Syrian planes.

During the Arab Spring ( which resulted in a revolution in Egypt ), photographs of Nasser were raised throughout Cairo and Arab capitals by protesters and their supporters.

Most Arab casualties resulted from clashes with British forces attempting to restore order.

The community's otherwise placid exterior was again disturbed during the so-called suburban gas riots of June 1979 in the wake of the Camp David Peace Accords, which resulted in a second embargo by Arab oil-producing nations.

The battle of Guadalete was not an isolated Arab attack but followed a series of raids across the straits from Africa which had resulted in the sack of several south Iberian towns.

In July 1933, right before his death, Faisal went to London where he expressed his alarm at the current situation of Arabs that resulted from the Arab-Jewish conflict and the increased Jewish immigration to Palestine, as the Arab political, social, and economic situation was declining.

In Islam outside the Arab World, David Westerlund wrote: “ The jihad resulted in a federal theocratic state, with extensive autonomy for emirates, recognizing the spiritual authority of the caliph or the sultan of Sokoto .”

After the partition of Roman Empire in 395 and the upcoming of Islam at the beginning of the 7th century, raids by Arabs resulted in great loss of land for Byzantium and the region of Akhisar witnessed many battles between Byzantine and Arab forces.

Its storming resulted in the death of 30 Arab militiamen and civilians, including elderly, women and children.

With Eissa Bougari, Hamza Yusuf initiated a media challenge to the Arab world that resulted in a highly successful cultural religious program that he hosted for three years and was one of the most watched programs in the Arab world during Ramadan.

The Commission, which concluded that 1, 000 Arab rebels had been killed during the strike, later described the disturbances as " an open rebellion of the Palestinian Arabs, assisted by fellow-Arabs from other countries, against Mandatory rule " and noted two unprecedented features of the revolt: the support of all senior Arab officials in the political and technical departments in the Palestine administration ( including all of the Arab judges ) and the " interest and sympathy of the neighbouring Arab peoples ", which had resulted in support for the rebellion in the form of volunteers from Syria and Iraq.

At the same time, tensions between Arabs and Jews grew during this period, leading to a series of Arab riots against the Jews in 1929 that left many dead and resulted in the depopulation of the Jewish community in Hebron.

It was carried out by the Israel Border Police ( Magav ) and resulted in 48 Arab civilians dead, including 6 women and 23 children aged 8 – 17.

* October 21 – Fifteen Arab leaders convene in Cairo, Egypt, for their first summit in 4 years ; the Libyan delegation walks out, angry over signs the summit will stop short of calling for breaking ties with Israel.

In addition, a number of countries ( all members of the Arab League ) that at one time had formal economic ties ( primarily trade offices ) with Israel that fell short of full diplomatic relations, have severed such ties ( Bahrain, Morocco, Oman, Qatar and Tunisia ).

However this set-up lasted only for a short time due to lack of funds or because of Arab resentment.

" The Melody Makers Ian Birch recognised the Banshees ' influence on Smith's band early on, comparing The Cure ’ s 1978 debut single Killing An Arab favourably to Siouxsie's Hong Kong Garden ( released a few short months earlier ).

Faisal bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashemi, ( Fayṣal ibn Ḥusayn ; 20 May 1885 – 8 September 1933 ) was for a short time King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria or Greater Syria in 1920, and was King of the Kingdom of Iraq ( today Iraq ) from 23 August 1921 to 1933.

Matthews argues that the British considered the combinations of his profile as an effective Arab nationalist and a scion of a noble Jerusalem family ' made it advantageous to align his interests with those of the British administration and thereby keep him on a short tether .'.

Although Persia came under Arab, Islamic, rule in 651 CE, the civil reckoning of months and days was only disrupted for a short time and had returned to use for civil purposes within a century.

This DVD contains an extra feature short film that documents Arab film history, and it contains several minutes of an Uum Kulthum public performance.

* 1973 – 1974-The United States is affected by the Arab Oil Embargo ; gasoline prices skyrocket as supplies of gasoline and heating oil are in short supply.

After a short break in the fighting in 1976, due to Arab League mediation and Syrian intervention, Palestinian – Lebanese strife continued, with fighting primarily focused in south Lebanon, which had been occupied by the PLO since 1969 in accordance with the Cairo accords signed with the Lebanese government.

The Faisal – Weizmann Agreement was signed on 3 January 1919, by Emir Faisal ( son of the King of Hejaz ), who was for a short time King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria or Greater Syria in 1920, and was King of the Kingdom of Iraq ( today, Iraq ) from August 1921 to 1933, and Chaim Weizmann ( later President of the World Zionist Organization ) as part of the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 settling disputes stemming from World War I.

In short, Arab unity is both the cause of the " progressive " revolution and its effect.

After a short stay at the Jewish farming school in Mikveh Israel, they joined Hovevei Zion colonists in establishing Rishon LeZion (" First to Zion "), an agricultural cooperative on land purchased from the Arab village of Ayun Kara.

It comprised a high Arab headdress, a short red jacket embroidered in black, sky blue waist coat ( sedria ) a wide red sash and voluminous light blue trousers.

A less obvious distinction was the footwear — short " sabattes " or traditional North African boots in red Morocco leather for Arab / Berber troopers, conventional black leather for French troopers.

In 1959, the Gaza Strip under the All-Palestine Government was officially merged into the short living United Arab Republic, effectively all independence signs of Gaza were abolished and Egyptian administration was officially imposed.

In short, language was the key to regain what had been lost ( the Arab Nation ) and reinvigorate the Arab identity.

Prior to being the flag of Palestine, it was the flag of the short lived Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan.

After listening to the grouses of the Arab merchants, the Pasai revealed that there was a short cut where they could avoid the arduous voyage.

Arab Lake Gorge Trail is a short, 1. 5 kilometre trail that traverses the Arab Lake Gorge.

In short, a new set of ideas had been introduced into the regional debate, a contribution toward a reform agenda that has potential to stimulate productive discussion in order to put the pursuit of Arab human development on track.