Sources: BBC News
Human Rights Watch expresses concern over the Egyptian military's level of commitment to handing over power to civilian rule. 2012-06-21
At least three people are killed and several wounded in Tripoli, Lebanon, in clashes between supporters and opponents of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. 2012-02-11
Former Foreign Minister Abdel Rahman Shalgham says that the Libyan government was responsible for the bombing of UTA Flight 772 in 1989 over Niger. 2011-07-18
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
A bus carrying foreign journalists is attacked by a pro-Muammar Gaddafi crowd; soldiers fire into the air to disperse the crowd. 2011-05-21
The North Korean government cracks down on IT gadgets such as computers and phones amid fears that news about the Arab Spring could influence its citizens. 2011-04-2
UN Human Rights Watch announces that Bahrain authorities are harassing and isolating hospital patients wounded in anti-government protests. 2011-03-30
The Syrian government pledges a series of reforms in response to the unrest, including lifting the state of emergency law and allowing other political parties. 2011-03-24
Forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi surround the town of Zawiya as part of a general counterattack. 2011-02-28