Sources: Al Jazeera
Human Rights Watch expresses concern over the Egyptian military's level of commitment to handing over power to civilian rule. 2012-06-21
Syrian uprising: Opposition activists on the ground in Syria report that a massacre has been committed in the small village of Qubair, Hama, by the government-hired Shabiha militia. Activists report 78 dead, mostly women and children. 2012-06-6
France says Syrian regime leaders will answer for "murderous folly". 2012-05-28
The G8 leaders agree to give US$20 billion in support of Tunisian and Egyptian reforms after the Arab Spring. 2011-05-27
The cities of Yafran and al-Qalaa in the Nafusa Mountains are in critical condition following ongoing attacks by Muammar Gaddafi's forces, with heavy artillery shelling continuing, water supplies shut off, and no food or medical supplies coming into the towns for weeks. 2011-05-27
Women protesters are targeted as thousands of protesters take to the streets in cities across the country for a "Friday of Free Women" protest, in solidarity with those killed or imprisoned in the eight-week uprising. 2011-05-15
Two Reuters journalists arrested on Saturday in Damascus are released. 2011-03-28
Rebel forces claim to have captured Brega in the Third Battle of Brega but with no independent verification as yet. 2011-03-26
Crude oil prices rise to their highest levels in two years as stock market indexes fall in Europe and the United States due to continued uncertainty in the Middle East. 2011-02-28
Several people are charged after calling for Middle-East style protests in China. 2011-02-25