Sources: BBC
Human Rights Watch expresses concern over the Egyptian military's level of commitment to handing over power to civilian rule. 2012-06-21
Syrian uprising: A ship carrying military helicopters and missiles from Russia to Syria is halted and turned back off the coast of Scotland after its insurance coverage is cancelled. 2012-06-19
A second protester is shot dead in eastern Saudi Arabia amid an ongoing anti-government protests. 2012-02-11
Tunisia is to withdraw its recognition of the Syrian government. 2012-02-4
Ten rebel fighters are killed and 172 injured during an attack on the eastern town of Brega. 2011-07-16
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
A Bahraini military court passes its first verdicts on Bahrain's uprising, sentencing four protesters to death and three to life imprisonment for their part in a pro-democracy rally last month. 2011-04-28
Hundreds of students gather outside the United Nations building in Tehran, Iran, to protest against government suppression of students in Bahrain. 2011-04-26
2011 Libyan civil war: Rebel forces in Libya retake the town of Ajdabiya from troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, and later recapture Brega. 2011-03-26
The United Arab Emirates sends aircraft to Sardinia to join the anti-Gaddafi effort. 2011-03-20