Sources: Al-Jazeera
Syrian civil war: Rebels capture an air base east of Aleppo. 2012-10-12
A court in Bahrain upholds the sentences of Arab Spring opposition figures condemned for plotting to overthrow the Western-allied government. Eight of the twenty opponents are confirmed imprisoned for life. 2012-09-4
Nearly 48 Iranian pilgrims are kidnapped from a bus in the vicinity of a shrine near Damascus. 2012-08-4
FIA president Jean Todt dismisses concerns about the reputation of Formula 1 following week-long damaging headlines and calls for a boycott over its support of the regime. 2012-04-21
The Syrian government says that the revolt against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad has ended, but it will still keep soldiers inside cities, "for security". 2012-03-30
2011 Bahraini uprising: Some expatriate Bahrainis are sent "loyalty pledges" in light of the uprising. 2011-07-1
Protesters demand the resignation of the head of the military council General Mohamed Hussein Tantawi and interior minister Mansour Essawi over the violence blamed on police, the worst the country has seen in weeks since the toppling of the Hosni Mubarak-led regime. 2011-06-29
2011 Syrian protests: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom summon Syrian ambassadors to condemn the government's recent violent crackdown on people protesting against the Bashar al-Assad regime. 2011-04-27
2011 Egyptian revolution: The detention of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is extended by a further 15 days. 2011-04-22
Witnesses and rights activists say Syrian government security forces killed at least 15 anti-government protesters in Daraa, bringing the death toll for the week to 21. 2011-03-24