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2011 Bahraini protests: Students rally across Iran to protest against the silent response of the United Nations to the crackdown on peaceful demonstrations by the Bahraini government (with the assistance of Saudi Arabia).
2011-04-27

The Syrian human rights organisation Sawasiah claims that the Government of Syria has arrested 500 protesters since the crackdown began.
2011-04-26

Bahrain's parliament accepts the resignations of 11 out of 18 Al-Wefaq MPs who stepped down on February 14, 2011 in protest at violence against pro-democracy demonstrators.
2011-03-29

Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, accepts the resignation of the country's government, following two weeks of anti-government protests that have gripped Syria. However Muhammad Naji al-Otari, the resigning prime minister will continue to serve as caretaker Prime Minister.
2011-03-29

Protest in Jordan sees 500 March in Jordan's capital Amman demanding the removal of prime minister Marouf al-Bakhit and other reforms.
2011-03-24

The United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announces that the United States will be sending assistance teams to Libya's borders with Algeria and Egypt.
2011-02-28

Several people are charged after calling for Middle-East style protests in China.
2011-02-25

Assessment suggests the possibility that social networks are more informed than U.S. intelligence about protesters in the Middle East.
2011-02-17