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The Uqair Protocol or Uqair Convention was an agreement at 
Agreement concerning the boundary between Nejd and Kuwait
United Nations Treaty Series, Vol 1750, Registration Number II-1083 History of Nejd History of Kuwait 1922 in Kuwait 1922 in Iraq 1922 in Saudi Arabia Middle East peace efforts Iraq–United Kingdom relations Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border Iraq–Saudi Arabia border Boundary treaties Treaties of Kuwait Treaties of the Sultanate of Nejd Treaties concluded in 1922 Treaties entered into force in 1922 Treaties of Mandatory Iraq December 1922 events {{Mil-hist-stub
Uqair
Uqair (), alternatively spelled as al-'Uqair, Uqayr, and Ogair, is an ancient seaport city in the Al-Ahsa Governorate of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It is the first seaport in the Persian Gulf and has been linked by some to the ancient ...
on 2 December 1922 that defined the boundaries between Mandatory Iraq
The Kingdom of Iraq under British Administration, or Mandatory Iraq ( ar, الانتداب البريطاني على العراق '), was created in 1921, following the 1920 Iraqi Revolt against the proposed British Mandate of Mesopotamia, a ...
, the Sultanate of Nejd and Sheikhdom of Kuwait
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. It was imposed by Percy Cox, the British High Commissioner to Iraq, in response to Bedouin raiders from Nejd under Ibn Saud
Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود, ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd; 15 January 1875Ibn Saud's birth year has been a source of debate. It is generally accepted ...
. Cox met ibn Saud and Major John More, the British Political Agent to Kuwait. The boundaries included a Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone and a Saudi–Kuwaiti neutral zone.
Kuwait was not permitted any role in outcome of the Uqair agreement when the Saudis and British decided Kuwait's modern boundaries. Kuwait lost more than two thirds of its territory as a result of the agreement the loss of territory made anti-British sentiment grow in Kuwait.
See also
* Iraq–Saudi Arabia border * Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border *List of Middle East peace proposals
This is a reversed chronological list of peace proposals in the Middle East, often abbreviated under the Mideast peace concept.
Egyptian Crisis reconciliation
*Egyptian constitutional referendum, 2012
*Egyptian constitutional referendum, 2014
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Agreement concerning the boundary between Nejd and Kuwait
United Nations Treaty Series, Vol 1750, Registration Number II-1083 History of Nejd History of Kuwait 1922 in Kuwait 1922 in Iraq 1922 in Saudi Arabia Middle East peace efforts Iraq–United Kingdom relations Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border Iraq–Saudi Arabia border Boundary treaties Treaties of Kuwait Treaties of the Sultanate of Nejd Treaties concluded in 1922 Treaties entered into force in 1922 Treaties of Mandatory Iraq December 1922 events {{Mil-hist-stub