Sources: BBC
The Bahraini regime presses ahead with its plans to use the Formula 1 Grand Prix as a symbol of national unity. 2012-04-21
NATO begins using attack helicopters for the first time in air operations over Libya. 2011-06-4
The dispute over the 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix, postponed in February as it coincided with the protests, takes another twist when Bernie Ecclestone proposes an extension to the 1 May deadline for a final decision concerning its happening. 2011-04-28
More than 200 members of Syria's ruling Ba'ath Party resign over President Bashar al-Assad's repression of protesters. 2011-04-28
Pro-Syrian government demonstrators surround the Al-Jazeera offices in Damascus and threaten to burn it to the ground. 2011-03-25
Representatives of Muammar Gaddafi and his opponents in the Libyan rebel movement have been invited to attend a Friday African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2011-03-24
Amr Moussa of the Arab League expresses concerns about Gaddafi retaliation after supporting the imposition of a no-fly zone. 2011-03-20
The Justice and Equality Movement in Darfur, western Sudan, asks the United Nations to rescue its leader in Libya, after accusations he was supporting mercenary activities in the country. 2011-02-28
Large numbers of police and security forces are deployed in Chinese cities after calls for protests inspired by events in North Africa and the Middle East. 2011-02-27