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Syria set to dominate G8 summit. Northern Ireland
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Russia rejects Syria no-fly zone |
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Syria condemns chemical weapon 'lie'
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White House: Syria crosses 'red line' 
Washington: Syria used sarin gas, against rebels, a move that is prompting the U.S. to increase the 'scale and scope' of its support for the opposition
| Syrian forces under President Bashar al-Assad have used chemical weapons 'on a small scale' against the opposition rebels
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US condemns Syrian siege of Qusair |
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US and Germany urge Russia not to arm Syria |
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Assad warns Israel against air strikes |
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| May. 28 |
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UN rights council to debate Syria |
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| May. 27 |
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EU ends arms embargo against Syrian rebels Brussels: European Union foreign ministers have agreed not to renew the union's arms embargo on the Syrian opposition
| On the same day peace delegates met to talk again about how they want calm to come to Syria
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U.S. to give additional $60M to Syrian opposition |
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Egypt protests defy night curfew
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| Jan.25 |
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Fatal clashes mark Egypt uprising
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| Jan.24 |
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Opposition rally on revolution anniversary |
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Mubarak will be retried |
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Assad denounces 'puppet' opponents |
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Voters back Egyptian constitution| Nearly two-thirds of voters in an Egyptian referendum have supported a proposed new constitution, the election commission has announced. 63.8% of voters cast Yes ballots in two stages. The commission announced the result live... | |
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| Dec.22 |
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Egypt's vice-president resigns |
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| Dec.11 |
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Obama recognises Syria opposition Washington: The US has formally recognised Syria's opposition rebel coalition as the 'legitimate representative' of the people, says President Obama
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| Dec.8 |
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President Morsi 'annuls' powers decree Cairo: Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month that hugely expanded his powers and sparked angry protests
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| Dec.6 |
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Tanks deployed near presidential palace after protests |
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Egypt judges refuse to oversee Morsi referendum |
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| Nov.29 |
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Assembly adopts new constitution 
Egypt: Egypt's Islamist-run assembly has backed a draft constitution, including a measure keeping sharia, or Islamic law, as the main source of leg...
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| Nov.11 |
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Syrian cleric to lead opposition |
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| Oct.24 |
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UN: Syria offers holiday cease-fire
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Refugees flee Syria in record numbers |
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| Aug.20 |
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Obama warns Syria on chemical arms. Washington
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| Aug.12 |
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Egypt president 'retires' military figures
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| Aug.6 |
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Syria's prime minister leaves regime
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| Aug.2 |
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Annan resigns as UN Syria envoy |
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| Jul.18 |
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Top Syrian officials killed Defense Minister Dawood Rajiha; Deputy Defense Minister, al-Assad's security adviser and assistant vice president, and Interior Minister were killed
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| Jul.11 |
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Top Syria diplomat abandons Assad |
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| Jun.30 |
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Morsi sworn in as Egypt's leader |
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| Jun.24 |
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Egypt's Morsi makes unity call |
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Islamist Morsi wins Egyptian presidency | Cairo: Mohamed Morsi was declared the new president of Egypt on Sunday, following the first democratic election in Egypt's history. He won 51.73% of the vote, beating former PM Ahmed Shafiq. The announcement prompted... | |
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| Jun.21 |
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Syrian pilot flees to Jordan seeking asylum |
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| Jun.19 |
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Egypt's Mubarak 'close to death' |
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| Jun.14 |
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Egypt's highest court declares parliament invalid
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| Jun.12 |
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Syria in civil war - UN official |
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| Jun.2 |
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Mubarak jailed for protest deaths | Cairo: An Egyptian court has sentenced ex-President Hosni Mubarak to life in prison for complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising. The 84-year-old is the first ex-leader to be tried in ... | |
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| Jun.1 |
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Putin stands firm on Syria crisis |
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| Apr.22 |
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Despite protests, Grand Prix finishes without a hitch |
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| Apr.21 |
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UN votes to boost Syria mission |
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| Apr.19 |
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Security stepped up at Bahrain F1 |
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| Apr.17 |
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Bans on Egypt candidates upheld
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| Apr.14 |
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UN passes plan for Syria monitors. UN Security Council
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| Mar.17 |
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Gaddafi's intelligence chief held |
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| Mar.10 |
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Assad issues 'terrorism' vow to Annan |
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| Mar.7 |
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Syria minister joins opposition |
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| Mar.1 |
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NGO workers leave Egypt on U.S. military plane |
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| Feb.25 |
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Syria holds vote on constitution |
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| Feb.23 |
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World powers seek Syria breakthrough. Tunisia
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| Feb.22 |
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Two Western journalists killed in Syria 
Marie Colvin, a American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in...
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| Feb.18 |
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2 killed as Syrians protest near palace |
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| Feb.16 |
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UN assembly adopts Syria motion. UN Gen. Assembly
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| Feb.4 |
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Security Council's Syria resolution fails UN Security Council: As international anger grows over reports of mass carnage at the hands of the regime, a draft resolution condemning Syria failed to be adopted
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| Jan.28 |
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Arab League suspends Syria mission
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| Jan.24 |
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Thousands on revolution anniversary |
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| Jan.22 |
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Yemen president 'leaves country' Ali Abdullah Saleh, has left the country to travel to the US for medical treatment, Yemeni officials have told journalists
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| Jan.11 |
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French journalist killed in Syria
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| Jan.1 |
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Arab body urges Syria mission end |
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| Dec.29 |
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17 non-governmental organisations raided |
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| Dec.27 |
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Homs residents confront Arab League team |
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Security forces fire on protesters in Homs |
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| Dec.26 |
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Arab League observers arrive in Syria Members of an Arab League delegation arrived to look into events on the ground and whether Syria is upholding a commitment to end a brutal c...
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| Dec.12 |
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UN estimates 5,000 killed in Syria |
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| Dec.3 |
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Egypt Islamists widen poll lead
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| Nov.28 |
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Polls close after first day of Egypt vote |
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'Gross violations' of human rights in Syria |
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| Nov.27 |
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Arab League imposed sanctions on Syria. Egypt
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| Nov.24 |
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Egypt military 'appoints new PM'
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| Nov.23 |
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Unrest continues in central Cairo
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Yemen leader signs deal to quit 
Saudi Arabia: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed a deal, brokered by Yemen's Gulf Arab neighbours, under which he will step down
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| Nov.21 |
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Casualties mount from protests in Egypt |
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| Nov.19 |
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Clashes intensify in Cairo's Tahrir Square Fighting between police and protesters injured 168 people. A prominent grass-roots group for citizens to resist the military-led government
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| Nov.12 |
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Arab League sanctions for Syria |
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| Nov.3 |
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Tanks 'open fire' in Syrian city of Homs |
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| Oct.27 |
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Islamists win Tunisia's elections Tunisia's moderate Islamist Ennahda party has won the country's first democratic elections after the Arab Spring uprisings
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| Oct.25 |
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Gadhafi buried along with son |
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| Oct.24 |
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U.S. pulls ambassador from Syria |
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| Oct.23 |
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Libya's new leaders declare liberation Eastern Libya: Libya's interim leaders declared the nation's freedom Sunday, ushering in a new era after the death of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi
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| Oct.10 |
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At least 31 were killed during clashes |
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| Oct.9 |
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23 dead as forces clash with protesters |
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| Oct.8 |
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Saleh will step down, but aides qualify |
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| Oct.4 |
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UN resolution on Syria is vetoed |
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| Sep.29 |
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Mob pelts US ambassador in Syria |
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| Sep.22 |
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President Saleh returns to Yemen |
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| Sep.15 |
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Sarkozy, Cameron pledge aid to Libya |
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| Sep.11 |
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Gaddafi's son arrives in Niger |
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| Sep.9 |
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Protesters break into Israeli embassy Egypt: Protesters have broken into the building housing Israel's embassy in Egypt's capital, entering consular offices
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| Sep.5 |
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Libya army convoy reaches Niger |
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| Aug.29 |
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Gaddafi family 'flee to Algeria' |
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| Aug.14 |
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21 dead after naval forces shell city |
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| Jul.31 |
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Army, protesters clash, killing 71 Syria: Syrian tanks stormed the flashpoint city of Hama in one of several clashes nationwide that left at least 67 dead and more than 100 injured
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| Jun.27 |
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ICC issues warrant for Gadhafi |
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| May.19 |
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Obama made major Middle East speech Washington: President Barack Obama has given a key US policy speech about the Middle East and the wider Arab world
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| Apr.30 |
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Syrian troops storm Daraa mosque
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| Apr.23 |
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President Saleh agrees to step down |
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| Apr.22 |
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75 Killed After Security Forces Open Fire. Syria
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| Apr.13 |
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Hosni Mubarak's detention ordered |
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| Apr.8 |
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Forces fire on Syrian protesters |
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| Mar.30 |
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Libyan foreign minister defects |
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| Mar.23 |
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15 killed in Syria clashes
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| Mar.20 |
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Egyptians approve constitutional changes |
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| Mar.17 |
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U.N. approves no-fly zone over Libya. UN Security Council
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| Mar.10 |
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Saudi police open fire at protest. Saudi Arabia
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| Feb.26 |
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UN passes Gaddafi sanction vote |
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| Feb.22 |
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Defiant Gaddafi refuses to quit |
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| Feb.20 |
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More than 200 killed in Benghazi massacre Map of Benghazi Libya Eastern Libya: Protesters used an explosives-laden car in an attempt to gain entry into a military camp and clashes were reported in a funeral procession
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| Feb.16 |
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Police move in on Bahrain protesters
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| Feb.14 |
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Unrest spread across M East and N Africa |
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| Feb.12 |
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Egypt moves to reassure allies |
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| Feb.11 |
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Mubarak steps down, vice president says Cairo: Hosni Mubarak is stepping down from the presidency, VP Omar Suleiman said, prompting Cairo demonstrators to chant 'Egypt is free!'
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| Feb.4 |
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Tens of thousands demand change |
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Huge crowds in Cairo for 'departure day'
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| Feb.1 |
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King dismisses government, appoints PM |
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| Jan.29 |
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Defiant Cairo protesters lose fear
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Embattled Mubarak appoints deputy |
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| Jan.25 |
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3 dead after thousands protest |
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| Jan.17 |
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N. Africa hit by wave of self-immolation |
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| Jan.14 |
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Tunisian president flees; PM takes reins Map of Tunis Tunisia Army tanks and armored personnel carriers patrolled Tunis, a day after Ghannouchi announced that he is the interim president
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| 2013 |
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| Feb.28 |
U.S. to give additional $60M to Syrian opposition |
| 2011 |
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| Sep.15 |
Sarkozy, Cameron pledge aid to Libya |
|
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| 2012 |
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| Dec.25 |
Voters back Egyptian constitution| Nearly two-thirds of voters in an Egyptian referendum have supported a proposed new constitution, the election commission has announced. 63.8% of voters cast Yes ballots in two stages. The commission announced the result live... | |
|
| Jun.24 |
Islamist Morsi wins Egyptian presidency | Cairo: Mohamed Morsi was declared the new president of Egypt on Sunday, following the first democratic election in Egypt's history. He won 51.73% of the vote, beating former PM Ahmed Shafiq. The announcement prompted... | |
|
| Apr.17 |
Bans on Egypt candidates upheld
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| Feb.25 |
Syria holds vote on constitution |
| 2011 |
|
| Dec.3 |
Egypt Islamists widen poll lead
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| Nov.28 |
Polls close after first day of Egypt vote |
|
| Oct.27 |
Islamists win Tunisia's elections Tunisia's moderate Islamist Ennahda party has won the country's first democratic elections after the Arab Spring uprisings
|
| Mar.20 |
Egyptians approve constitutional changes |
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| 2011 |
|
| Oct.23 |
Libya's new leaders declare liberation Eastern Libya: Libya's interim leaders declared the nation's freedom Sunday, ushering in a new era after the death of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi
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| Feb.1 |
King dismisses government, appoints PM |
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| 2012 |
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| Dec.8 |
President Morsi 'annuls' powers decree Cairo: Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month that hugely expanded his powers and sparked angry protests
|
| Nov.29 |
Assembly adopts new constitution Egypt: Egypt's Islamist-run assembly has backed a draft constitution, including a measure keeping sharia, or Islamic law, as the main source of leg...
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Feb.22 |
Two Western journalists killed in Syria Marie Colvin, a American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in...
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| Jan.11 |
French journalist killed in Syria
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|
| 2012 |
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| Jan.24 |
Thousands on revolution anniversary |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Sun. |
Syria set to dominate G8 summit. Northern Ireland
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|
| 2013 |
|
| May. 30 |
Assad warns Israel against air strikes |
| 2012 |
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| Aug.20 |
Obama warns Syria on chemical arms. Washington
|
|
| 2012 |
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| Sep.4 |
Refugees flee Syria in record numbers |
|
| Jun.21 |
Syrian pilot flees to Jordan seeking asylum |
|
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| 2011 |
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| Mar.17 |
U.N. approves no-fly zone over Libya. UN Security Council
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| 2012 |
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| Mar.10 |
Assad issues 'terrorism' vow to Annan |
|
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| 2013 |
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| May. 28 |
UN rights council to debate Syria |
| 2012 |
|
| Apr.21 |
UN votes to boost Syria mission |
|
| Apr.14 |
UN passes plan for Syria monitors. UN Security Council
|
| Mar.1 |
NGO workers leave Egypt on U.S. military plane |
|
| Feb.16 |
UN assembly adopts Syria motion. UN Gen. Assembly
|
| Feb.4 |
Security Council's Syria resolution fails UN Security Council: As international anger grows over reports of mass carnage at the hands of the regime, a draft resolution condemning Syria failed to be adopted
|
| Jan.28 |
Arab League suspends Syria mission
|
| Jan.1 |
Arab body urges Syria mission end |
| 2011 |
|
| Dec.29 |
17 non-governmental organisations raided |
|
| Dec.27 |
Homs residents confront Arab League team |
|
| Dec.26 |
Arab League observers arrive in Syria Members of an Arab League delegation arrived to look into events on the ground and whether Syria is upholding a commitment to end a brutal c...
|
| Dec.12 |
UN estimates 5,000 killed in Syria |
|
| Nov.28 |
'Gross violations' of human rights in Syria |
|
| Oct.10 |
At least 31 were killed during clashes |
|
| Oct.4 |
UN resolution on Syria is vetoed |
|
| Aug.14 |
21 dead after naval forces shell city |
|
| Jun.27 |
ICC issues warrant for Gadhafi |
|
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| 2012 |
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| Jul.11 |
Top Syria diplomat abandons Assad |
| 2011 |
|
| Oct.24 |
U.S. pulls ambassador from Syria |
|
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| 2012 |
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| Feb.23 |
World powers seek Syria breakthrough. Tunisia
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|
| 2013 |
|
| May. 27 |
EU ends arms embargo against Syrian rebels Brussels: European Union foreign ministers have agreed not to renew the union's arms embargo on the Syrian opposition
| On the same day peace delegates met to talk again about how they want calm to come to Syria
|
| |
| 2011 |
|
| Nov.27 |
Arab League imposed sanctions on Syria. Egypt
|
| Nov.12 |
Arab League sanctions for Syria |
|
| Feb.26 |
UN passes Gaddafi sanction vote |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Jan.13 |
Mubarak will be retried |
|
| Jan.6 |
Assad denounces 'puppet' opponents |
| 2012 |
|
| Dec.22 |
Egypt's vice-president resigns |
|
| Aug.12 |
Egypt president 'retires' military figures
|
| Aug.6 |
Syria's prime minister leaves regime
|
| Aug.2 |
Annan resigns as UN Syria envoy |
|
| Jul.18 |
Top Syrian officials killed Defense Minister Dawood Rajiha; Deputy Defense Minister, al-Assad's security adviser and assistant vice president, and Interior Minister were killed
|
| Jun.30 |
Morsi sworn in as Egypt's leader |
|
| Jun.24 |
Egypt's Morsi makes unity call |
|
| Jun.19 |
Egypt's Mubarak 'close to death' |
|
| Mar.17 |
Gaddafi's intelligence chief held |
|
| Mar.7 |
Syria minister joins opposition |
|
| Jan.22 |
Yemen president 'leaves country' Ali Abdullah Saleh, has left the country to travel to the US for medical treatment, Yemeni officials have told journalists
| 2011 |
|
| Nov.24 |
Egypt military 'appoints new PM'
|
| Nov.23 |
Yemen leader signs deal to quit Saudi Arabia: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed a deal, brokered by Yemen's Gulf Arab neighbours, under which he will step down
|
| Oct.8 |
Saleh will step down, but aides qualify |
|
| Sep.22 |
President Saleh returns to Yemen |
|
| Sep.11 |
Gaddafi's son arrives in Niger |
|
| Sep.5 |
Libya army convoy reaches Niger |
|
| Aug.29 |
Gaddafi family 'flee to Algeria' |
|
| Apr.23 |
President Saleh agrees to step down |
|
| Apr.13 |
Hosni Mubarak's detention ordered |
|
| Mar.30 |
Libyan foreign minister defects |
|
| Feb.22 |
Defiant Gaddafi refuses to quit |
|
| Feb.11 |
Mubarak steps down, vice president says Cairo: Hosni Mubarak is stepping down from the presidency, VP Omar Suleiman said, prompting Cairo demonstrators to chant 'Egypt is free!'
|
| Jan.29 |
Embattled Mubarak appoints deputy |
|
| Jan.14 |
Tunisian president flees; PM takes reins Map of Tunis Tunisia Army tanks and armored personnel carriers patrolled Tunis, a day after Ghannouchi announced that he is the interim president
|
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| 2013 |
|
| Jan.28 |
Egypt protests defy night curfew
|
| Jan.25 |
Fatal clashes mark Egypt uprising
|
| Jan.24 |
Opposition rally on revolution anniversary |
| 2012 |
|
| Dec.6 |
Tanks deployed near presidential palace after protests |
|
| Dec.2 |
Egypt judges refuse to oversee Morsi referendum |
|
| Jun.2 |
Mubarak jailed for protest deaths | Cairo: An Egyptian court has sentenced ex-President Hosni Mubarak to life in prison for complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising. The 84-year-old is the first ex-leader to be tried in ... | |
|
| Apr.22 |
Despite protests, Grand Prix finishes without a hitch |
|
| Feb.18 |
2 killed as Syrians protest near palace |
| 2011 |
|
| Dec.27 |
Security forces fire on protesters in Homs |
|
| Nov.23 |
Unrest continues in central Cairo
|
| Nov.21 |
Casualties mount from protests in Egypt |
|
| Nov.19 |
Clashes intensify in Cairo's Tahrir Square Fighting between police and protesters injured 168 people. A prominent grass-roots group for citizens to resist the military-led government
|
| Nov.3 |
Tanks 'open fire' in Syrian city of Homs |
|
| Oct.9 |
23 dead as forces clash with protesters |
|
| Sep.29 |
Mob pelts US ambassador in Syria |
|
| Sep.9 |
Protesters break into Israeli embassy Egypt: Protesters have broken into the building housing Israel's embassy in Egypt's capital, entering consular offices
|
| Jul.31 |
Army, protesters clash, killing 71 Syria: Syrian tanks stormed the flashpoint city of Hama in one of several clashes nationwide that left at least 67 dead and more than 100 injured
|
| Apr.22 |
75 Killed After Security Forces Open Fire. Syria
|
| Apr.8 |
Forces fire on Syrian protesters |
|
| Mar.23 |
15 killed in Syria clashes
|
| Mar.10 |
Saudi police open fire at protest. Saudi Arabia
|
| Feb.20 |
More than 200 killed in Benghazi massacre Map of Benghazi Libya Eastern Libya: Protesters used an explosives-laden car in an attempt to gain entry into a military camp and clashes were reported in a funeral procession
|
| Feb.16 |
Police move in on Bahrain protesters
|
| Feb.14 |
Unrest spread across M East and N Africa |
|
| Feb.4 |
Tens of thousands demand change |
|
| Feb.4 |
Huge crowds in Cairo for 'departure day'
|
| Jan.29 |
Defiant Cairo protesters lose fear
|
| Jan.25 |
3 dead after thousands protest |
|
| Jan.17 |
N. Africa hit by wave of self-immolation |
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| 2012 |
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| Apr.19 |
Security stepped up at Bahrain F1 |
| 2011 |
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| Apr.30 |
Syrian troops storm Daraa mosque
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Fri. |
Syria condemns chemical weapon 'lie'
|
| Jun. 13 |
White House: Syria crosses 'red line' Washington: Syria used sarin gas, against rebels, a move that is prompting the U.S. to increase the 'scale and scope' of its support for the opposition
| Syrian forces under President Bashar al-Assad have used chemical weapons 'on a small scale' against the opposition rebels
|
| |
|
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| 2011 |
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| Oct.25 |
Gadhafi buried along with son |
|
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| 2012 |
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| Jun.14 |
Egypt's highest court declares parliament invalid
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