التعاون العسكري و الاقتصادي بين إيطاليا و الإدريسي في جزر فرسان

Abstract EN

This research is of great importance in knowing the beginning of the Italian presence and ambitions around the Red Sea, before the First World War, especially after its control of the western parts of the coasts and ports of the Red Sea, represented by the port of Massawa and the island of Dahlak, and then began to try and think to control the eastern parts of the Red Sea What happened after the European competition represented by Britain, which was preventing Italy from entering and controlling the southern Red Sea and the Farasan Islands, except for finding an ally for it in the eastern Red Sea regions, so I began to contact Al-Idrisi, who found his opportunity in this alliance to achieve the interests of his emerging emirate in the Suleimani dispute.

Then, the military and economic cooperation between the two parties began, which Italy had aimed at trying to control the Farasan Islands of strategic importance in the southern Red Sea.

This research aims to know the reasons and interests of both Italy and Al-Idrisi in holding this military and economic cooperation between them, and to understand the nature of the British-Italian competition in control of the Farasan Islands, and the conflict of interests and political, military and economic visions.

The study will follow the methodology of history science based on identifying the topic of research, gathering information, classifying it, analyzing it, determining the relationship between them, then presenting and interpreting the results, and depends on: Recovery: It is the recovery of historical facts from historical documents and sources.

Analysis: it is looking at the details of historical facts, through which information about the research topic is revealed.

Comparison: in the sense of a balance between historical facts and statements to reveal agreements and differences.

Collection: It is based on collecting documents, sources and historical narratives related to the topic of research and revealing their content.

One of the most important results of this research is that Al-Idrisi's link with Italy in military and economic cooperation is for the personal interests of his emerging emirate in the name of supporting religion and fighting the Ottomans, and the evidence for this is his connection with relations with the Italians at times and with the British at other times, as well as one of the most important results of this research is the speed of completion Military and economic cooperation between Italy and the Idrisi.

Likewise, from the results, that Italy's approach to Idrisi is a desperate attempt to control the Farasan Islands, which are no longer in the possession of Italy, given that Imam Yahya wanted to annex them to his authority, and Britain was seeing itself as the right as controlling Egypt by the occupation, and thus possessing control over the Suez Canal, and from then it has the greatest right to control the islands, to preserve the security of the Red Sea and the continuation of the trade route.