PROFILE OF THE WEST ASIAN COUNTRIES AND SUB-REGIONS

Egypt – 1919, first revolt. 1922, independence under British security forces. 1936, anti-zionist protests lead to the restoration of its constitution. From 1958 to 1961 Egypt merged with Syria and attempted to join Iraq and North Yemen into United Arab Republic (the name would be kept for Egypt untill Nasser's death in 1971). In 1963 Ba'at party won in Iraq and Syria, and they signed to merge with Egypt, but riots and disagreements lead to the withdrawn of the agreement before it could be impemented. In 1972 Lybian president Muammar Gadaffi attempted to join with Egypt and Syria to form the Federation of Arab Republics, but it crashed in 1977. In 1974 Gadaffi attempted to unite with Algeria in a Federation of Arab Republics, but it also didn't work as Argelia joined the Arab Maghreb Union.

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Lebanon – 1920 to 1946 under French Mandate.

Iraq – 1920 to 1932 under British Mandate (King Faisal, son of Sherif Hussein). In 1941, however, the supporter of Pan-Arabism, King Ghazi, died in a 'car accident', and his non Pan-Arabist successor was soon overthrown by Pan-Arabists, what lead the UK to invade Iraq again as the German support expected by Iraqis never came. In 1945 the British forces left Iraq and the share fo Iran they occupied, whereas the Russians remained in Iran. Iraq however was immediately tied up by the US's Cold War CENTO.

Syria – 1920 to 1946 under French Mandate, with first great revolt in 1925. In 1936 the anti-zionist protests lead to deeper ngotiations of independence with France.

Palestine – Splat into a western part under direct British administration – which is pretty much nowadays Palestine; and an eastern Kingdom (Abdulla, son of Sherif Hussein) – Transjordania - responding to the British, untill the propose for creation of Israel in 1947

Jordania – the Kingdom of Abdulla – Transjordania - was completely splat from palestine and got independence in 1946, being renamed Jordania in 1951 only.

Saudi Arabia – was conceded to Ibn Saud (a British allie) in 1920 and become an independent Kingdom in 1932

ANATOLIA

Turkey – Carried the Political authority of previous Otoman empire, was it's inheritor in 1923 Lausane Agreement.

SOUTH CAUCASUS OR TRANSCAUCASUS: Was created in 1918 as a plit from Otoman Empire, but at the same year it was splat again between Azerbajan, Armeny and Georgia – all those further attached by the Sovietic Republic and independent again in the late 1980's and early 1990's.

Azerbajan – 1918

Armeny – 1918

Georgia – 1918

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Cyprus – Was lended to the British at the last years of the Otoman empire and remained British protectorade untill 1960, when it got independence

PERSIAN GULF (ARAB PENINSULA + IRANIAN PLATEAU)

IRANIAN PLATEAU

Iran – 1905 – 1921 Iranian Constitutional Revolution which settled a Parliamentary Monarchy which was overthrown by the UK/US in 1953 as the Prime MinisterMossadegh nationalized the Iranian oil contesting the British colonial monopoly. As a result Sha Reza Parlevi established an autocratic government with the support of the USA which just fall in 1979 with the Iranian Revolution.

ARAB PERNINSULA

Kwait – Under British proctetorate until 1961

Oman – Under British direct colonization until 1971

Yemen – North Yemen is independent from the tomans since 1918, but only in 1967 that South Yemen was attached and become independent from the British. The island of Socotorá in the strategical entrance of the Gulf of Aden was just incorporated in 1967

United Arab Emirates – Since 1953 it was under a Trucial Sheikhdom client to the British, and full independence just come in 1971 (when the agreement expired)

Bahrein – Independent of the Persian Empire since 1783, but turned into a British client in the XIX century and just leaving the condition of proctetorate in 1971, after the agreement expired in 1970.

Qatar – Having been dominated by Persians, Otomans and under British protectorate untill 1970, it just become independent in 1971, after its client agreement expired.