June 13, Withdrawal of British forces from Suez region in Egypt

1325 – Traveler Ibn Battuta starts first trip around the world from Tangier city in Morocco.

1930 – British, Iraqi Treaty on establishment of two military bases in Iraq in return of Iraq’s independence.

1933- Nazi Leader Hitler endorses establishment of the official secret police of Nazi Germany, the Gestapo.

1956 – Withdrawal of British forces from Suez area in Egypt.

1978 – Militia of “Lebanese Forces” attacks Ehden town and commits a massacre, claiming the lives of Lebanese Minister Tony Frangieh, his wife, his daughter and a number of his supporters.

2009 – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wins second term in office.

Born Today:

1865 – Irish poet and Nobel-Laureate William Yeats.

1944 – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.

Passed away:

2012 – French writer and philosopher Roger Garaudy.

H. Zain/ Mazen