Israel is famous for Jaffa oranges. Oman grows trees for frankincense. Israel is famous for cut diamonds, Lebanon for other gems. Only Israel has much industry that is not entirely oil-based, though Syria, Turkey, Iraq and Iran are well on the way to being industrialized. Yemen is a socialist republic.
Turkey is also a republic, but it has often been run by army generals.
Iraq is also a republic, ruled by President Saddam Hussein. Israel is a western-style republic. In Israel, Jews speak Hebrew. Religion Islam is the dominant religion throughout the Arab world. Sport Sport is not popular but football is played.