Sources: BBC
Bahraini uprising: Bahraini authorities re-arrest Nabeel Rajab on suspicion of posting tweets seen as critical of the Bahraini regime. 2012-06-6
Salah Abbas Habib is beaten to death by police supporting the Bahraini regime. 2012-04-21
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
Gunmen attack the Presidential palace in Taiz resulting in the death of four soldiers. 2011-06-5
President Bashar al-Assad announces that the 48-year-old state of emergency law will be lifted next week. 2011-04-16
A missile totally destroys an administrative building in Muammar Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli. 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
Hundreds of people stage a rare protest in the Syrian capital Damascus calling for greater freedoms and the release of political prisoners. 2011-03-15
Assessment suggests the possibility that social networks are more informed than U.S. intelligence about protesters in the Middle East. 2011-02-17