How was life in the Middle East before oil was discovered?

Before the discovery of oil, life in the middle east was quite, well at least quite a bit of it. Lets first count the countries that fall into the 'middle east' and then look at them separately. read more

Before the discovery of oil, life in the middle east was quite, well at least quite a bit of it. Lets first count the countries that fall into the ‘middle east’ and then look at them separately. They are: Syria, Turkey, Iran, Saudi, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, UAE, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Yemen. read more

Before the discovery of oil in Saudi Arabia in the year 1938, life was different. Saudi Arabia was one of the poorest countries in the world at the time of its founding in 1932, reliant on pilgrimage revenues and limited agriculture. There were no cars, electricity, roads, infrastructure, hospitals, etc. read more

Before the discovery of oil On January 15, 1902, Ibn Saud took Riyadh from the Rashid tribe. In 1913, his forces captured the province of al-Hasa from the Ottoman Turks. read more