Egypt's supreme court calls for the dissolution of the lower house of parliament and for fresh elections after ruling that last year's parliamentary vote was unconstitutional. 2012-06-14
Syrian blogger Razan Ghazzawi is awarded the Front Line human rights prize. 2012-06-9
FIA president Jean Todt dismisses concerns about the reputation of Formula 1 following week-long damaging headlines and calls for a boycott over its support of the regime. 2012-04-21
2011 Syrian uprising: The President of Syria Bashar al-Assad sacks Ahmad Khaled Abdel Aziz, the governor of the city of Hama, after mass anti-government demonstrations occurred there yesterday. 2011-07-2
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
At least 66 people are injured in violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Cairo's Tahrir Square. 2011-06-29
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad announces that his government will invite opposition figures to talks to be held in July to set the framework for a national dialogue that he has promised, and that constitutional changes would be on the agenda. 2011-06-27
Several senior Yemeni officials injured in yesterday's attacks are taken to Saudi Arabia for treatment. 2011-06-4
An agreement allowing the departure of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is "close", according to the Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Kurbi. 2011-03-26
Yemeni tribesmen hold an anti-government protest after an attack on an oil pipeline in the east of the country. 2011-03-15