Sources: BBC
Syrian uprising: Syrian regime forces kill at least 33 people with shells and gunfire in the city of Hama. 2012-04-23
Tunisian Revolution: Police fire tear gas at demonstrators who defy a government ban on protesting in Tunis. 2012-04-9
Protesters are also reported to have stormed Syrian embassies in Kuwait, Egypt, Australia, Germany and Greece. 2012-02-4
At least 14 people are killed and 38 others are injured in Sana'a. 2011-05-23
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
2011 Libyan civil war: At least three people are killed by missiles at a port as Misrata is attacked by Muammar Gaddafi's forces. 2011-04-26
Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov calls for an immediate ceasefire. 2011-04-25
Libyan state television claims that 48 people have been killed and 150 injured in Operation Odyssey Dawn. 2011-03-20
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika promises political reform, as security forces prevent protests in the capital Algiers. 2011-03-19