Sources: BBC
Syrian blogger Razan Ghazzawi is awarded the Front Line human rights prize. 2012-06-9
A Syrian army general is shot dead in Damascus, according to state media. 2012-02-11
At least three people are killed and 22 injured after Yemeni Army troops shell opposition forces in the southern province of Taiz. 2011-10-5
2011 Bahraini uprising: King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa orders an independent investigation into the protests. 2011-06-29
Gunmen attack the Presidential palace in Taiz resulting in the death of four soldiers. 2011-06-5
Amr Moussa of the Arab League expresses concerns about Gaddafi retaliation after supporting the imposition of a no-fly zone. 2011-03-20
The headquarters of the National Democratic Action Society (Waad), a secular Bahraini opposition political party, is attacked and burned down. The party's leader, Ibrahim Sharif, is arrested. 2011-03-18
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
UAE-based Al Arabiya and Qatar-based Al Jazeera reported earlier that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, head of Libya, has left for Brazil or Venezuela. 2011-02-21