Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Characteristically, Bahrein's ruler did not bother to deny the charges. "I do all I can for my people," said the Sheik, "and I am aware of the need for progress. But we will not be stampeded." As for the Arab line that Isa allows Britain to use his territory "for dirty intrigues," the Sheik shrugged: "We know who our friends are. We intend to continue our close friendship with Britain." As it happens, the British are under heavy pressure to give up their naval base at Aden when the Federation of South Arabia gains its independence...
...Trucial States,* which lie on the Gulf side of the horn of Arabia. There, in the tiny, impoverished sheikdom of Sharja, where Britain has an R.A.F. base, Sheik Sakr bin Sultan al-Kasimi has long been the Gulf's only pro-Nasser ruler. When the Egyptian-dominated Arab League proposed a big aid program for the seven Trucial States last year, six of them turned it down at British nudging. Sheik Sakr, 39, on the other hand, joyfully accepted the offer and invited an Arab aid mission to visit Sharja. The British countered by closing all airports...
...indiscreet amorist. The royal family got the message. Denouncing his "flagrant misbehavior," it deposed Sakr, installing his pro-British cousin, Khaled bin Hamad al-Kasimi, 35, in his place. The unhappy Sakr, flown into exile by the R.A.F., was greeted in Cairo as a hero of the Arab cause...
...Kuwait's very prosperity has brought it some economic problems. The country is so saturated with imported autos, refrigerators, TV sets and other durable goods that sales have slumped for its 17,000 shopkeepers. Making this situation worse, a flood of job-seeking immigrants from other, poorer Arab lands has raised Kuwait's population by 46% since 1961. Last week, tightening its policy of Kuwait for the Kuwaitis, the government imposed stiff new jail sentences and fines for immigration violations and amended dismissal provisions of the civil service code to pave the way for an anticipated purge...
Such problems are a bit hard for Kuwait's neighbors to take seriously, considering that Kuwait's immense oil royalties have created more than 1,000 native millionaires and made the country a big source of funds for most of the Middle East. Kuwait has given other Arab states at least $1 billion in grants and loans, most of which will never be repaid...