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2011–2012 Yemeni uprising: Yemeni army defectors accuse outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh of seeking to sabotage a power-transfer deal brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council.
2012-01-2

A large protest with as many as a million people participating is planned for the Egyptian capital Cairo over perceived lack of progress since the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
2011-07-12

The Syrian military moves into two villages, one on the border with Turkey and the other on the border with Lebanon, with civilians reportedly being shot in the village near Lebanon.
2011-06-25

The Syrian human rights group Sawasiah claims that at least 63 protestors were killed on Friday.
2011-06-4

President Bashar al-Assad announces that the 48-year-old state of emergency law will be lifted next week.
2011-04-16

At least 27 people are killed at rally in Daraa during continuing protests against the al-Assad regime.
2011-04-8

U.S. President Obama is reported to have authorized covert support for Libyan rebels.
2011-03-31

Opposition forces in the 2011 Libyan civil war attack Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte with disputed claims that they have captured it.
2011-03-28

Representatives of Muammar Gaddafi and his opponents in the Libyan rebel movement have been invited to attend a Friday African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
2011-03-24

Coalition air strikes on targets in Tripoli, Libya, continue for a sixth day in an effort to destabilize Gaddafi's government.
2011-03-24