Sources: Reuters
2011 Egyptian revolution: 3 ministers from the regime of Hosni Mubarak, ousted from power by a popular revolution, are acquitted in court of the misuse of public money. 2011-07-5
2011 Syrian protests: Police and soldiers open fire from rooftops in Jabla, killing and injuring nearby people; no protest was taking place at the time. An independent investigation is urged into Friday's massacre of close to 100 people as well as Saturday's killings of mourners at the funerals. 2011-04-24
2011 Syrian protests: At least 88 people are killed as a result of police firing at massive "Great Friday" anti-government protests across the country, the deadliest day of protest there yet. 2011-04-22
Opposition groups in Bahrain call for prisoners to be released amid the country's two-month-long pro-democracy demonstrations. 2011-03-20
Pro-Gaddafi forces are besieging the towns of Misrata and Zawiya. 2011-03-13
Clashes and gunfire are reported in Tripoli for the first time. 2011-02-21
Yusuf al-Qaradawi, an influential Muslim cleric and the spiritual leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, issues a fatwa ordering the death of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. 2011-02-21