Sources: Al-Jazeera
Reports are coming in that Bahraini human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja is to consider ending his 110-day hunger strike against the regime. 2012-05-28
2011 Syrian uprising: At least one person is killed as Syrian security forces open fire on protesters in the eastern town of Albu Kamal. 2011-07-16
2011 Egyptian revolution: Ousted former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak has been diagnosed with stomach cancer, says his lawyer, though the head of his medical team says this is not true. 2011-06-20
2011 Libyan civil war: Libyan officials say NATO airstrikes on Tripoli kill 15 civilians, including children; this is the second claimed collateral damage incident in two days, with NATO blaming a "weapons failure" for the first attack. 2011-06-20
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issues an amnesty for all "political crimes" amid continuing protests. 2011-05-31
2011 Mauritanian protests: Hundreds of people demonstrating during a "day of rage" against the regime of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz are tear gassed by police, while others are arrested and opposition MPs deterred from joining the protests. 2011-04-26
Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, authorises a review of emergency laws and an inquiry into the deaths of protesters. 2011-03-31
Reuters reports that the President of the United States Barack Obama has signed an order authorising covert help for the rebels. 2011-03-30
A Libyan army spokesman says Libyan armed forces have been issued a command to observe an immediate ceasefire following air bombardment from American, French and British forces aiming to implement a UN resolution authorising the use of force to protect Libyan civilians from government troops. 2011-03-20