Sources: Reuters
Bahraini uprising: The government of Bahrain announces it will pay US$2.6 million to the relatives of 17 people who died in the revolt against the government. 2012-06-26
Bahrain Centre for Human Rights's president Nabeel Rajab is arrested by representatives of Bahrain's Interior Ministry on arrival at Manama airport from Lebanon ahead of his scheduled court appearance. 2012-05-5
Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Tahrir Square against continuing military rule in Egypt. 2012-04-20
Bradford West by-election: Respect Party candidate George Galloway tours the City of Bradford on an open-top bus in celebration of his shock victory over Labour, a result which has been described as the "Bradford Spring". 2012-03-30
Italy temporarily closes its embassy and withdraws its staff, citing threats against Western embassies in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a. 2011-05-31
Bahraini forces fire live rounds at civilians in Sitra as part of its crackdown on protests against the regime, assisted by Saudi Arabia. Video footage emerges showing the use of poison gas against civilians. 2011-04-28
Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa defects from the government and seeks refuge in the United Kingdom. 2011-03-31
Sweden, a non-NATO member, adds eight JAS Gripen jetfighters to the international Libyan no-fly zone. 2011-03-29
An agreement allowing the departure of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is "close", according to the Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Kurbi. 2011-03-26
France sends two planeloads of aid to opponents of the Libyan regime in Benghazi. 2011-02-28