Sources: ABC Radio Australia Al Jazeera
The Syrian opposition warns that the Syrian army is preparing to "massacre" the neighborhood of Bab Amr, Homs, in a ground assault on the city. The city has been under constant artillery bombardment by the Syrian army for an 11th day in a row. 2012-02-17
Syrian opposition groups say that over 5,800 people were killed in violence in 2011. 2012-01-1
At least three people are killed and 22 injured after Yemeni Army troops shell opposition forces in the southern province of Taiz. 2011-10-5
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad announces that his government will invite opposition figures to talks to be held in July to set the framework for a national dialogue that he has promised, and that constitutional changes would be on the agenda. 2011-06-27
Dozens of dissidents, some of whom were previously imprisoned by the regime, attend a conference in Damascus. It is the first such conference. 2011-06-27
Syria sends more troops into suburbs of Damascus and sends tanks into Deraa. 2011-04-26
Protest in Jordan sees 500 March in Jordan's capital Amman demanding the removal of prime minister Marouf al-Bakhit and other reforms. 2011-03-24
Protests continue in Yemen after the shooting of anti-government demonstrators yesterday, and two ruling party members resign. 2011-03-19
Thousands of people in Bahrain protest over the country's naturalisation policy, which they say favours foreigners at their expense. 2011-03-9
Eighty-four-year-old Abdelhamid Mehri, former leader of Algeria's governing party, writes a letter to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika asking that he change his government in response to the unrest across the Arab world. 2011-02-17