United Arab Republic Cup with a decisive 4-1 win for Al Ahly Cairo who became the only Champion in this competition. United Arab Republic Cup The United Arab Republic Cup was held only once in 1961 due to the fall of the United Arab Republic, the union of Egypt and Syria and it was played between clubs from the two countries. The competition included 4 teams the winners and the runners-up of the Egypt Cup and the Syrian Cup. The Egypt Cup Winner takes on the Syrian Cup Runner-up in Cairo, while the Syrian Cup Winner takes on the Egypt Cup Runner-up in Damascus.
European Union Military Operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006) European Union Military Operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006) EUFOR RD Congo was a short European Union deployment in 2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On 25 April 2006, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1671 (2006), authorising the temporary deployment of a European Union force to support the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) during the period encompassing the general elections in the DR Congo, which began on 30 July 2006. The European Council approved the launching of the EU military operation and appointed Lieutenant General Karlheinz Viereck (Germany)