There are seven member states of the Arab League in the region: Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The term has been used in different contexts to refer to a number of Arab states in the region. A historical studies were made by the Mumbai Multimedia Studio Team in regards exists of Arab Region cultural, political and trade wise! by our Founder CEO Mohamed Yusuf Karim Bhandarkar
Kuwait:
Kuwait was founded as a little fishing village referred to as Grane in 1613. Kuwait at that point was a part of the Ottoman eyalet of Al Hasa which was previously ruled by the Jabrid Emirs of the Bani Khalid tribe. In 1670, Barrack bin Ghurayr Al Humaid of the Bani Khalid expelled the Ottomans from Al Hasa and have become Emir. He would built a fortress by the ocean (Kout) in Grane where he would spend his summers. The name Kuwait could be a diminutive of Kout.
Around 1718, the Utub alliance compromising Al Sabah, Al Khalifa, and Al Jalahma clans among others of the Annizah tribe came to Kuwait after a decades’ long migration from the Aflaj region of southern Nejd to Zubarah in Qatar and after being expelled from there to a vicinity south of Basra. Once expelled by the Mutasallim of Basra for piracy, they made it to the Sabbiyah region, the northern peninsular region north of Kuwait bay. There they were threatened by the Dhafeer tribe and thus before they may be attacked, they requested protection from the Emir of Al Hasa and were granted permission to settle in Grane.
There over time, power within the settlement was divided among the clans of the Utub which system would remain until 1752. A succession crisis resulted in instability in Al Hasa and therefore the Bedouin tribes grew predatory. so asto higher to shield themselves, the people of Kuwait needed a front runner, in order that they gathered and selected Sabah bin Jaber as their ruler. U’ray’ir bin Dujayn the Emir of Al Hasa heard of this news and asked Sheikh Sabah to send him a representative so he sent his youngest son Abdullah. Abdullah managed through this to secure the Emir of Al Hasa’s recognition of the independence of the Sheikh of Kuwait under the conditions that Kuwait doesn't attack any Bedouin tribes loyal to him nor side along with his enemies.
That is how Kuwait came to exist as an independent political island nation.
Qatar:
I explain the Al Khalifa migration to Zubarah and therefore the Utub conquest of Bahrain here....
Continuing on concerning Qatar, for the subsequent century approximately most of Qatar on and off would largely remain under the control of the Al Khalifa. In 1867, Sheikh Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Suleiman Al Khalifa the representative of the ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa in Qatar had arrested a Bedouin man from a Qatari tribe and had him deported to Bahrain. This irked the ire of the inhabitants of Qatar and prominent leaders from the Qatari settlements of Doha, Bidaa, Wakrah, and Dohò protested against his arrested and demanded his release from the Sheikh of Bahrain. Seeing that their protests were vainly and were ignored, they instead decided to expel Sheikh Ahmed from Wakrah and he left along with his family to Khor Hassan, now an abandoned settlement within the north of Qatar and there he met with the Sheikh of Bahrain where he had reported to him what had transpired.
The Sheikh in response released the Bedouin man and had letters sent to the prominent Qatari leaders and requested a continuation of their friendship and an invite to go to him in Bahrain. In response to the present the Qatari leaders offered explanations for his or her actions also as apologies for his or her explusion of Sheikh Ahmed from Wakrah. This apology was officially accepted by Sheikh Muhammad and invited Jassim bin Muhammad Al Thani a prominent Qatari leader so as to jointly create an agreement that will better satisfy either side within the Bahraini governorship over the affairs of Qatar. As soon as he arrived he was arrested and therefore the ruler of Bahrain sent a force of twenty four ships with five hundred men led by his brother Ali to place the rulers of those Qatari settlements in their place.
He requested aid from the rulers of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. While the ruler of Dubai declined, the ruler of national capital Saeed bin Khalifa Al Nahayan against the warning of Brits agent there agreed to hitch with the ruler of Bahrain, their ally in his war. They sent a force of seventy ships carrying two thousand men. The combined force soon went on to sack the settlements of Wakrah, Bidaa, Doha, and Doho with even the doors of homes removed, and also the inhabitants were expelled and scattered to other ports and settlements in Qatar and also the Gulf. during this time inhabitants of Qatar even visited seek assistance from the Saudi Emir in Riyadh who claimed Qatar for himself. He sent a threat to the Sheikh of Bahrain if he didn't return what was plundered and allowed the inhabitants to return.
The Qataris performed a counter attack against the Bahraini military service and were victorious. land wanted to place a halt to what was a blatant violation of the terms of the maritime agreement of 1838 signed by the assorted emirates and sheikhdoms of the Trucial Coast and Bahrain. land intervened and put a halt to the conflict, aiming to fine and punish Bahrain and Abu Dhabi for his or her violations of the treaty, fearing if they didn't the remaining states within the Gulf would pursue similar wars and “piratical” raids. per se in 1868, Muhammad bin Khalifa so as to escape punishment left power which his brother Sheikh Ali bin Khalifa took. A seperate agreement was signed between the British and Muhammad bin Thani during which British people ceased to acknowledge Bahraini sovereignty over Qatar and Muhammad bin Thani the Sheikh of Bidaa became an independent ruler over Qatar until the Ottomans would arrive in 1871 and Qatar would become a autonomous a part of the Ottoman Empire until the first 20th century.
That is how Qatar came to exist.
The United Arab Emirates:
The UAE was founded in December 1971 through the union of six emirates A national capital the most important, wealthiest, and most powerful emirate led by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan, Dubai led by Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Sharjah led by Sheikh Khalid bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ajman led by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, and Fujairah led by Sheikh Muhammad bin Hamad Al Sharqi. Ras Al Khaimah led by Sheikh Saqr bin Muhammad Al Qasimi initially followed the trail of Qatar and Bahrain in opting to not join the union. However an Iranian invasion of the Greater and Lesser Tunb islands that belonged to Ras al Khaimah caused him to reconsider and after Sheikh Zayed the President of the federation promised to require up Ras Al Khaimah’s claims and cause, Ras Al Khaimah joined the federation in February of 1972.
In 1968, a people announced that they might withdraw from all their responsibilities east of the Suez, including its military responsibility to safeguard the emirates of the Gulf. Sheikh Zayed of national capital immediately sought to fulfill with Sheikh Rashid of Dubai, his tribal cousin as they both descend from the Bani Yas. They sought to ascertain closer cooperation and union so as to defend themselves from foreign powers within the case of British withdrawal. Other emirates within the Trucial Coast were invited additionally because the emirates of Qatar and Bahrain. Kuwait a humanitarian and political benefactor of the varied Trucial States at this point supported these endeavors of union, with Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah then government minister and current Emir of Kuwait playing a key role in visiting the assorted states likewise and attempting to convince them to hitch this union thought up by Sheikh Zayed as a shot of furthering Arab unity. Asian nation was also a supporter of this unity attempt moreover as Iraq.
Though it had been difficult with many failed conferences. Seven of the nine emirates eventually joined the federation.
That is how the United Arab Emirates came to exist.
May God protect them and therefore the other Gulf, Arab, and Muslim countries and make them one hand.
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Background and objectives:
1. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was established by an agreement concluded on 25 May 1981 in Riyadh, Asian nation among Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Asian country and UAE see able of their special relations, geographic proximity, similar political systems supported Islamic beliefs, joint destiny and customary objectives. Presently it encompasses a complete area of two,672,700 sq.km. The official language is Arabic.
2. The GCC Charter states that the essential objectives are to possess coordination, integration and inter-connection between Member States all told fields, strengthening ties between their peoples, formulating similar regulations in various fields like economy, finance, trade, customs, tourism, legislation, administration, further as fostering scientific and technical progress in industry, mining, agriculture, water and animal resources, establishing research centers, putting in joint ventures, and inspiring cooperation of the private sector.
3. The GCC members and Yemen also are members of the Greater Arab trade Area (GAFTA). this can be unlikely to affect the framework of the GCC in a very major way because the GCC incorporates a more prioritized time frame as compared to GAFTA and it seeks greater integration. Recently, Morocco and Jordan have applied for the GCC membership which is currently being studied by the GCC Expert Committee.
4. GCC comprises of a number of the fastest growing economies within the world, mainly because of a rise in oil and gas revenues in addition to a building and investment boom backed by reserves, etc. Most of those economies which were affected during recent economic downturn have now recovered and are growing at a quick pace again.
5. Organization Structure: The structure of the GCC consists of the Supreme Council, the Ministerial Council and therefore the Secretariat General. The Secretariat is found within the city of Riyadh. The constitution of the GCC precisely reflected the importance of seeking ways to create the unity of Arab States a reality. The constitution required the organization to supply “the means for realizing coordination, integration and cooperation” in economic, social and cultural affairs.
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