Egypt Detains Israeli Freighter

Engineers from Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon meet in Jordan to prepare a new Arab League plan for the exploitation of the Jordan River waters.

The new Nationality Law considers as a Jordan national "any person who, not being Jewish, possessed Palestinian nationality before 15 May 1948 and ordinarily resides in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...

Israel attacks an Arab Legion base near the village of Nahalin (Bethlehem district), destroying homes and killing villagers.

A Covenant is signed between the Zionist Organization and the Government of Israel.

The law is part of the Israeli campaign to prevent the return of individual refugees across the cease-fire lines and to expel Palestinians who reside in Israeli-controlled territory "unlawfully."...

Through an exchange of notes, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reach an agreement on UNRWA’s diplomatic status in...

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Iraq and Turkey sign in Baghdad a "pact of mutual cooperation," which becomes known as the Baghdad Pact and will be joined by Britain, Pakistan, and Iran, to counter Moscow 's rising influence in...

Israel begins a surprise attack on an Egyptian military post near Gaza city, killing 38 soldiers; the attack follows raids by young Palestinians, one of which was carried by a cell organized by Khalil...

The measure condemns a "planned attack ordered by Israel authorities" against the Egyptian regular army forces as a violation of the cease-fire provisions of Security Council Resolution 54 (1948)...