Othman II Deposed
9th of Rajab 1031AH, 20 May 1622 : Ottoman Sultan Othman II was deposed from caliphate. He was the sixteenth sultan in the Ottoman dynasty. His tenure, which started in 1027AH, i.e. in 1618, lasted...
View ArticleBirth of Idrisi Al-Senousi
20th of Rajab 1307AH, 12 March 1890 : Birth of Mohamed bin Idris bin Al-Sayed Al-Mahdi bin Mohamed Al-Senousi, alias Idrisi Al-Senousi, the first and last king of the Senousi dynasty in Libya in the...
View ArticleOttomans defeat Russians
9th of Rajab 1294AH, 20 July 1877 : Ottoman army defeated the Russian army in the battle of "Balouna" in the Balkans area in the context of the Russian-Ottoman war, known as "the war of 93". More than...
View ArticleMuslims Conquer Al-Anbar
4th of Rajab 12AH, 14 Sep 633 : Muslims conquered the city of Al-Anbar under the command of Khaled bin Al-Walid after they conquered Al-Hirah in the front of Persia, which Khalid conquered later after...
View ArticleState of Full Alert Declared
23rd of Rajab 1390AH, 24 September 1970 : Declaring the state of full alert in the American Sixth Fleet stationed near the shores of Palestine and Egypt due to the situation in Jordan, where...
View ArticleBirth of Dr. Salim Hassan
11th of Rajab 1303AH, 15 April 1886 : the birth of great archaeologist Dr. Salim Hassan, one of the pioneers of Egyptian archaeology and author of the historical encyclopedia known as "Ancient...
View ArticleOttomans Besiege Vienna Again
28th of Rajab 1094AH, 14 June 1683 : The Ottoman army led by Sultan Mohamed IV began the second siege of the Austrian capital Vienna after 154 days of the first siege during the tenure of Sultan...
View ArticleConvention of Iraqi and Jordanian Kings Ratified
27th of Rajab 1377AH, 17 February 1958 : the Iraqi senate ratified the convention signed by Iraqi King "Faisal bin Ghazi" and Jordanian King "Al-Hussein bin Talal" to establish a federation between the...
View ArticleOttomans Allow Ismail to Borrow
25th of Rajab 1289AH, 28 September 1872 : the Ottoman state issued a decree allowing Egypt's Khedive Ismail Pasha to borrow from abroad. Ismail paid hundreds of thousands of gold pieces in bribe to...
View ArticleBelgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg Unite
13th of Rajab 1377AH, 3 February 1958 : A 50-year-long agreement was signed in the Hague to include Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg in a union called the Bannlex economic union. the union...
View ArticleBirth of Mustafa Kamel
1st Rajab 1291AH, 14 August 1874: Birth of Egyptian leader Mustafa Kamel, founder of the National Party, the political program of which consisted of several articles, including: demand of Egypt's...
View ArticleMussolini's Government Forced to Resign
22nd of Rajab 1362AH, 25 July 1943 : Benito Mussolini and his government were forced to resign to be replaced by Marshal Petrobadugeleo. This coup was in fact a revolution that ended the reign of...
View ArticleFuad Declared King of Egypt
16th of Rajab 1340AH, 15 March 1922 : Sultan Ahmed Fuad Pasha declared himself king of Egypt. He is Fuad bin Ismail bin Ibrahim bin Mohamed Ali Pasha. He assumed power in Egypt in 1917 and then turned...
View ArticleChina Launches First ICBM Missile
4th of Rajab 1400AH, 18 May 1980 : China launched the first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) missile.these missiles are sophisticated and can carry nuclear warheads. Some 25 countries own such...
View ArticleMuslims Conquer Damascus
16th of Rajab 14AH, 5 September 635 : Muslims led by Abu-Obadiah bin Al-Jarrah and Khalid bin Al-Walid managed to conquer Damascus after tough siege, during which the Romans defended the city. However,...
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