Sources: BBC
Syrian activists call for mass protests in schools against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad as the school year begins. 2011-09-18
Anti-Gaddafi forces reclaim Qawalish from Gaddafi forces hours after they took it. 2011-07-13
Tunisian revolution: Ousted former President of Tunisia Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife are sentenced to 35 years in prison for misappropriating public funds, with the trial held "in absentia". 2011-06-20
11 people are killed and scores injured in a military crackdown on protests. 2011-05-30
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
Thousands of people rally across the country demanding more civil rights and an end to corruption. 2011-03-20
Plain-clothes police break up a demonstration of at least 200 people in the Syrian capital Damascus after Friday prayers 2011-03-18
The King of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa declares a three month state of emergency following the 2011 Bahraini protests. 2011-03-15
King Mohammed VI of Morocco pledges democratic reforms to the country's constitution, after demonstrations last month. 2011-03-9
MPs join protests in the capital Sana'a as President Ali Abdullah Saleh refuses to step down. 2011-02-21