SC Res. 106: Condemning Israel’s Attack Against Egypt’s Regular Army in Gaza

Egypt detains the Israeli freighter Bat Galim, en route to Haifa from Eritrea, in the Suez Canal, arresting its crew and confiscating its cargo.

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 Egyptian government adopts "Basic Law for the Region under Egyptian Military Control in Palestine" (the Gaza Strip ), to replace the Palestine Order in Council of 1922 (considered the Constitution...

The Arab League reopens an information office called the Arab Information Center (AIC) in New York.

Egypt announces that all ships seeking to enter the Straits of Tiran must obtain Egyptian permits beforehand.

Having sought to purchase arms from the United States to no avail, Gamal Abdel Nasser reaches an agreement with the Soviet Union to buy arms; the deal is signed with Czechoslovakia and includes more...

The two contracting states "affirm their desire for the maintenance of security and peace and their determination and resolve to settle all their international disputes by peaceful means." They...