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Hosni Mubarak suffers a stroke in prison and is reportedly "clinically dead", though several Egyptian officials refute the announcement made by the state agency.
2012-06-19

Tens of thousands of people in Bahrain join an anti-government protest outside the capital Manama.
2012-03-9

Saudi Arabia circulates a draft resolution amongst the General Assembly of the United Nations with similar wording to that vetoed in the Security Council.
2012-02-10

2011 Egyptian revolution: Clashes break out at a courthouse as 7 police officers, suspected of killing protesters in Suez during the popular revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak from power, are released on bail by a judge in Cairo.
2011-07-4

Al Jazeera reports that there have been many arrests in the southern town of Deraa with people fleeing to either Damascus or Jordan.
2011-06-30

Yemeni security forces kill at least 20 people in the city of Taiz.
2011-05-30

Thousands of people rally across the country demanding more civil rights and an end to corruption.
2011-03-20

The United Nations Security Council after the failure of Libyan authorities to comply with its "1970 resolution" of 26 February 2011, adopts "Resolution 1973" [http:--www.un.org-Docs-sc-unsc_resolutions11.htm (UN Security Council resolutions 1970 & 1973)] that imposes a No-fly zone over Libya [http:--www.guardian.co.uk-world-2011-mar-17-un-resolution-libya-no-fly-zone ("The Guardian")], [http:--news.blogs.cnn.com-2011-03-17-u-n-imposes-no-fly-zone-over-libya- (CNN)], enforcing the arms embargo, freezing Libya's assets, and banning travel of Libyan officials involved in recruiting mercenaries, by "All means necessary" an addition that bypasses the UNSCR 1970's military intervention prevention and imposes a "no-fly zone", initially rejected on UNSCR 1970.
2011-03-17

Islamic leaders and clerics in Libya urge all Muslims to rebel against Gaddafi.
2011-02-21