Sources: IOL
Russia and China–two of the 12 countries that opposed a United Nations General Assembly resolution concerning Syria–criticise the resolution as one-sided. 2012-08-4
Syrian blogger Razan Ghazzawi is awarded the Front Line human rights prize. 2012-06-9
Troops storm a town near the border with Lebanon, rounding up more than 500 people. 2011-07-17
Amnesty International calls for a United Nations investigation into allegations of human rights abuses in Syria. 2011-07-5
Rebels withdraw from the town of Bir al-Ghanam, 80km south of Tripoli after coming under rocket attack from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. 2011-07-1
Egyptian border guards shoot and injure an Eritrean woman as she attempts to cross into Israel. 2011-05-21
Protests get underway outside Buckingham Palace in London against Bahrain's "torture service" official Sheikh Khalifa Bin Ali al-Khalifa's presence for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. 2011-04-28
UK, French and Italian officials call for sanctions against Syria. 2011-04-26
2011 Libyan civil war: At least three people are killed by missiles at a port as Misrata is attacked by Muammar Gaddafi's forces. 2011-04-26
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh scraps an offer to resign by the end of this year, as Islamist militants take control of a town in the south of the country. 2011-03-27