1972: Israel becomes diamond capital of the world
Though not a single diamond had been mined in Israel, the country established itself firmly as the diamond capital of the world. It was reported on this day in 1972,…
1951: All Egypt celebrates Farouk’s romance
ALL Egypt has been celebrating both King Farouk’s 31st birthday and the King’s engagement to Narriman Sadek, a beautiful 17 – year – old commoner, whose reported broken romance with…
1965: Germany cancels arms shipments to Israel
West Germany has given into threats from Egypt’s Colonel Nasser and cancelled her arms shipments to Israel. Nasser had warned that Bonn’s military aid to his enemy was cut off…