The history of the region of Palestine. An animated map of Egypt, Syria desert and Judea. A statute of Assyria King Ashurbanipal. An inscription on a wall depicts the successor of the King on a chariot. The horses of the King. In 721, King of Assyria Sargon on a chariot moving to capture Samaria, capital of Israel. A man walks in ancient ruins of an old Roman amphitheater. Aerial view of olive orchids in the region. Art carving depicts Assyrian warrior Nebuchadnezzar capturing Jerusalem, and a woman pleading for her life.
A member of the Saudi royal entourage sits on a sofa aboard the American Cruiser, USS Quincy, on the occasion of a meeting between King Ibn Saud (also called King Abdulaziz) of Saudi Arabia and President Roosevelt, at Great Bitter Lake, Egypt. Other members of the royal entourage also sit with him on the ship. One holds a kettle. Others drink from little saucers. They refill them. An American flag flies above the ship. Military personnel salute as King Saud slowly makes his way past them. The king greets President Roosevelt, who is confined to a chair on deck, and sits to hold discussions with the president. A marine officer acts as interpreter during the World War 2 meeting.
A decorated wooden cart on rails to carry royal leaders or dignitaries. A woman with headdress covering watches from a door opening in the cart. A decorated camel on a path. A boy dressed in white with a white cap sits on the camel and boys play drums mounted on the camels. Men hold the camels. Men wearing fez hats sit on decorated horses and show off equestrian dressage skills with the horses. Camel caravan passes by in a sand covered area. People sit on the ground as caravan passes by. Man on a high cliff looks out over a low valley and city at sunset.
Marching troops and Soviet leaders during the May Day parade at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia. The Egyptian party disembarks from a plane at the Moscow airport and wave at welcoming crowd at the terminal building. President Gamal Abdel Nasser of United Arab Republic shakes hands with Soviet Premiere Nikita Khrushchev and other dignitaries and waves from the reviewing point. Armored self propelled guns and tanks on roads. Marching troops of Russian soldiers and soldiers sit in armored vehicles. Posters and large cutouts of great leaders Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin and others. Policemen at alert and people in crowd during parade. Tanks and artillery guns pass on during the parade.
Crisis in the Middle East. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser walking with several officials. President Nasser waving to a crowd. The crowd cheering the President on the 6th anniversary of the overthrow of King Farouk I. The President speaking into several microphones from a podium. A large crowd cheer for President Nasser. United States negotiator Robert Murphy meeting Lebanese President Camille Chamoun in Lebanon. Robert Murphy and President Chamoun with another official as they discuss matters. American evacuees from Iraq arriving at Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy. Men, women and children coming down the steps from an Pan American World Airlines (PAA) aircraft. The evacuees at the airport. A street in Jordan. Vehicles moving on a road and people on a street. Buildings on the street. Shop sign reads “CLEOPATRA TRAVELLING SERVICE”. Flags flying at half-mast on several buildings mourning the deathst of King Faisal II and other leaders killed by Iraqi rebels. King Hussein of Jordan addressing a press conference. Several officials at the conference. A United States Air Force C-124 Globemaster cargo aircraft with its front hatch open and ramps open, at an airfield in Jordan. Men unload gas cans from the aircraft. Men standing in a row pass the cans. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev during summit talks in the United Nations. Aerial view of the United Nations building in New York, United States.
Egyptian military officers oversee release of captured Israeli officer and three Israeli enlisted men, as Israeli counterparts oversee release of 500 Egyptian prisoners. Views of the prisoners being repatriated to their respective sides. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers are met by family members who greet them happily. Israelis celebrate by dancing the Hora, in a group.