Sources: Al-Jazeera
Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab and his family defect to Jordan to join the opposition. State-run media claims he was fired, but the Free Syrian Army states this was only after he arrived in Jordan. 2012-08-6
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
Egypt's deputy prime minister Yehia El-Gamal resigns on the fifth day of the sit-in at Tahrir Square in Cairo. 2011-07-12
President of Syria Bashar al-Assad is due to make a speech about "current circumstances" in Syria. 2011-06-20
UK, French and Italian officials call for sanctions against Syria. 2011-04-26
Protestors claim that at least 25 people have been killed in the Daraa crackdown with the Jordanian border closed. 2011-04-25
Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa defects from the government and seeks refuge in the United Kingdom. 2011-03-31
The Syrian government announces its intention to release children it locked up for their pro-democracy actions. 2011-03-20
Crude oil prices rise to their highest levels in two years as stock market indexes fall in Europe and the United States due to continued uncertainty in the Middle East. 2011-02-28