2012 | 2012 Summer Olympics | 2012 ATP Challenger Tour | Damascus | 7 July 2005 London bombings | 2012 ATP World Tour | United States elections, 2012 | 2012 in radio | 2012 Summer Paralympics | UEFA Euro 2012 | 2012 ITF Women's Circuit | July Monarchy | Miss Universe 2012 | Miranda July | United States House of Representatives elections, 2012 | Oklahoma City bombing | Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament | Lincoln (2012 film) | July | 2012 NFL season | England and Wales Police and Crime Commissioner elections, 2012 | Damascus University | 1993 World Trade Center bombing | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | Puerto Rican general election, 2012 | The Avengers (2012 film) | 2012 Tour de France | 2012–13 figure skating season | Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial | July Revolution |
The appointment of Ayyoub as Chief of the General Staff was a result of Fahd Jassem al-Freij promotion to the post of Defense Minister and Deputy Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, in the wake of the 2012 Damascus bombing.