Sources: Arab News
Bahraini uprising: Bahraini authorities re-arrest Nabeel Rajab on suspicion of posting tweets seen as critical of the Bahraini regime. 2012-06-6
Tens of thousands of people in Bahrain join an anti-government protest outside the capital Manama. 2012-03-9
Two explosions are recorded in Syrian government security compounds in the northern city of Aleppo with casualties reported. 2012-02-10
The Arab Inter-parliamentary Union, an advisory body to the Arab League, calls for the removal of its monitors in Syria, saying that they are inadvertently helping the government cover up ongoing violence. 2012-01-1
Syria's foreign minister Walid al-Moualem, speaking on television, attacks the European Union for imposing travel bans and asset freezes on officials. 2011-05-23
Sweden, a non-NATO member, adds eight JAS Gripen jetfighters to the international Libyan no-fly zone. 2011-03-29
Clashes between anti-government demonstrators and security forces erupt in Bahrain despite a government ban on gatherings. 2011-03-25
Libyan state television claims that 48 people have been killed and 150 injured in Operation Odyssey Dawn. 2011-03-20
Shaikh Faraj al Zuway, the head of the Zuwayya tribe in eastern Libya threatens to cut off oil exports unless the Government of Libya stops the "suppression of protestors". 2011-02-20