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storm UK embassy Arab League observers arrive in Syria Egypt moves to reassure allies Two Iranian warships 'enter Suez Canal' Yemen's presidential compound attacked Army, protesters clash, killing 71 21 dead after naval forces shell city 7 Israelis dead in string of attacks U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed Prisoner swap deal to free Shalit Shalit back in Israel after swap Islamic Jihad: Israel hits training camp Syrian defectors strike pro-regime office Iran shoots down American drone US flag ceremony ends war in Iraq Last US troops withdraw from Iraq Hosni Mubarak's detention ordered 7 Israelis dead in string of attacks Protesters break into Israeli embassy U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed 23 dead as forces clash with protesters Prisoner swap deal to free Shalit Islamic Jihad: Israel hits training camp Multiple Iraq blasts kill at least 63 people Syria 'suicide attacks kill 40' 3 dead after thousands protest Defiant Cairo protesters lose fear Huge crowds in Cairo for 'departure day' Tens of thousands demand change Police move in on Bahrain protesters Saudi police open fire at protest 15 killed in Syria clashes Forces fire on Syrian protesters 75 Killed After Security Forces Open Fire Army, protesters clash, killing 71 Protesters break into Israeli embassy 23 dead as forces clash with protesters Clashes intensify in Cairo's Tahrir Square Unrest continues in central Cairo Iranian students storm UK embassy Arab Countries 3 dead after thousands protest Defiant Cairo protesters lose fear Embattled Mubarak appoints deputy King dismisses government, appoints PM Huge crowds in Cairo for 'departure day' Tens of thousands demand change Mubarak steps down, vice president says Egypt moves to reassure allies Police move in on Bahrain protesters Saudi police open fire at protest Egyptians approve constitutional changes 15 killed in Syria clashes Forces fire on Syrian protesters 75 Killed After Security Forces Open Fire Hamas, Fatah reach deal for government Syrian troops storm Daraa mosque Army, protesters clash, killing 71 Protesters break into Israeli embassy Clashes intensify in Cairo's Tahrir Square Yemen leader signs deal to quit Arab League observers arrive in Syria Egypt moves to reassure allies Two Iranian warships 'enter Suez Canal' Yemen's presidential compound attacked Army, protesters clash, killing 71 21 dead after naval forces shell city U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed Islamic Jihad: Israel hits training camp Syrian defectors strike pro-regime office US flag ceremony ends war in Iraq Last US troops withdraw from Iraq Hosni Mubarak's detention ordered Protesters break into Israeli embassy U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed 23 dead as forces clash with protesters Islamic Jihad: Israel hits training camp Multiple Iraq blasts kill at least 63 people Syria 'suicide attacks kill 40' 3 dead after thousands protest Defiant Cairo protesters lose fear Huge crowds in Cairo for 'departure day' Tens of thousands demand change Police move in on Bahrain protesters Saudi police open fire at protest 15 killed in Syria clashes Forces fire on Syrian protesters 75 Killed After Security Forces Open Fire Army, protesters clash, killing 71 Protesters break into Israeli embassy 23 dead as forces clash with protesters Clashes intensify in Cairo's Tahrir Square Egypt 3 dead after thousands protest Defiant Cairo protesters lose fear Embattled Mubarak appoints deputy Huge crowds in Cairo for 'departure day' Tens of thousands demand change Mubarak steps down, vice president says Egypt moves to reassure allies Egyptians approve constitutional changes Hosni Mubarak's detention ordered Protesters break into Israeli embassy Clashes intensify in Cairo's Tahrir Square Egypt moves to reassure allies Two Iranian warships 'enter Suez Canal' Hosni Mubarak's detention ordered Protesters break into Israeli embassy 23 dead as forces clash with protesters 3 dead after thousands protest Defiant Cairo protesters lose fear Huge crowds in Cairo for 'departure day' Tens of thousands demand change Protesters break into Israeli embassy 23 dead as forces clash with protesters Clashes intensify in Cairo's Tahrir Square Syria 15 killed in Syria clashes 75 Killed After Security Forces Open Fire Syrian troops storm Daraa mosque Army, protesters clash, killing 71 Arab League observers arrive in Syria Army, protesters clash, killing 71 21 dead after naval forces shell city Syrian defectors strike pro-regime office Syria 'suicide attacks kill 40' 15 killed in Syria clashes Forces fire on Syrian protesters 75 Killed After Security Forces Open Fire Army, protesters clash, killing 71 Israel Hamas, Fatah reach deal for government Prisoner swap deal to free Shalit Clashes in Israel segregation row 7 Israelis dead in string of attacks Prisoner swap deal to free Shalit Shalit back in Israel after swap 7 Israelis dead in string of attacks Prisoner swap deal to free Shalit Islamic Jihad: Israel hits training camp Clashes in Israel segregation row Iran U.S. hikers get eight years in 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  3 dead after thousands protest   An unprecedented display of anti-government rage inspired in part by the tumult in the nearby North African nation of Tunisia

  Embattled Mubarak appoints deputy   Hosni Mubarak has named intelligence chief Omar Suleiman as his first ever vice-president as he struggles to regain control of the country

  King dismisses government, appoints PM  King Abdullah II dismissed his government and appointed Marouf Al Bakhit as a new prime minister with orders to implement political reform

  Tens of thousands demand change  Thousands sang patriotic sangs and danced in Tahrir Square, but tensions remained high. Street battles between pro- and anti-regime groups

  Egypt moves to reassure allies  Egypt's military authorities have reaffirmed the country's commitment to all its international treaties

Map of Manama Bahrain

January 2011 ... more > Top ^
	Jan.2	Iran		Iran 'shot down' 'Western spy planes'
	Jan.3	Yemen
	Jan.9	Iran
	Jan.12	Beirut
	Jan.23	Jerusalem		Flotilla raid 'regrettable' but legal
		West Bank		Palestinian peace 'offers' leaked
	Jan.25	Egypt
	Jan.26	Egypt		Hundreds held over protests
	Jan.27	Yemen
	Jan.28	Egypt
	Jan.29	Egypt
		Iran		Iran hangs Iranian-Dutch woman
	Jan.30	Egypt
	Jan.31	Egypt
February 2011 ... more > Top ^
	Feb.1	Jordan
		Egypt
	Feb.3	Egypt		Mubarak 'fears chaos if he quits'
	Feb.4	Egypt
	Feb.5	Egypt		US envoy says Mubarak 'must stay'
	Feb.6	Egypt
		Egypt
	Feb.7	Egypt
	Feb.10	Egypt		Egyptians boo Mubarak's intent to stay
	Feb.12	Egypt
		Egypt		Egypt army vows civilian handover
	Feb.13	Egypt
	Feb.15	Iran		Iran president dismisses protests
	Feb.16	Bahrain

Feb.18  Bahrain  Bahrain troops 'fire on crowds' Feb.19   Bahrain Protesters retake Pearl Roundabout Feb.20   Tehran Security forces push back Iran protesters Feb.21   Egypt   Two Iranian warships 'enter Suez Canal' Map of Suez Canal Egypt

Two Iranian warships have entered the Suez Canal to make a passage to the Mediterranean Sea. The warships are headed to Syria

Suez Canal Timeline (3)

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Mar.5  Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia imposes ban on all protests Mar.10   Saudi Arabia   Saudi police open fire at protest Map of Qatif Saudi Arabia

Three people were taken to the hospital after Saudi security forces fired on scores of protesters in the city of Qatif

Arab Spring, 2011 Timeline

Mar.11  Yemen  Security forces fire live bullets at protests  West Bank  Palestinian 'kills five Israelis' Mar.15  Bahrain  Two killed in new Bahrain clashes Mar.18  Yemen  33 killed in Yemen clashes Mar.19  Syria  Tear gas fired at Daraa funeral Mar.20   Egypt   Egyptians approve constitutional changes  Voters overwhelmingly approved proposed constitutional amendments that pave the way for parliamentary elections in June Mar.23   Jerusalem Bomb explosion hits bus   Syria   15 killed in Syria clashes Map of Daraa Syria

Escalating violence between security forces and anti-government protesters. The government fired the governor of the province

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Mar.28  Yemen  Ammo factory blast kills at least 121 Mar.30   Syria Syria leaves state of emergency in place

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Apr.8   Syria   Forces fire on Syrian protesters   At least 17 people have died after security forces fired on protesters who gathered after Friday prayers, according to a doctor at the scene Apr.12  Sinai  Ex-President Mubarak 'has heart attack' Apr.13   Qatar Libyan rebels get boost at summit Apr.14  Gaza  Italian activist kidnapped found dead Apr.15   Syria Clashes at mass protest in Syria Apr.16  Yemen  Thousands of Yemeni women marched Apr.18   Syria Syria protesters take over square Apr.19  Syria  Syria to lift state of emergency Apr.22   Syria   75 Killed After Security Forces Open Fire

The security forces used live ammunition and tear gas on anti-government protesters who rallied across the country after Friday prayers

Arab Spring, 2011 Timeline

Apr.23  Syria  Another day of Syrian violence: 10 dead   Yemen   President Saleh agrees to step down  President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen has agreed to step down under a 30-day transition plan aimed at ending unrest over his 32-year rule Apr.24  Yemen  Yemen rally demands swift action Apr.25   Syria Syria launches bloody new crackdown Apr.26  Iran  Iran's nukes under cyberattack Apr.27   West Bank     Hamas, Fatah reach deal for government

The rival movements announced a deal to form a unity government amid international efforts for statehood advanced by Abbas.    The move comes amid international efforts for statehood advanced by Palestinian President Abbas of Fa...

Hamas, 2011 Timeline

Apr.29  Syria  Dozens killed in clashes with Syrian forces Apr.30   Syria   Syrian troops storm Daraa mosque Map of Daraa Syria

The army has seized control of Omari mosque which had become a centre for anti-government protests in the southern Syrian city of Daraa.    Soldiers other security forces blanketed the area around the m...

Arab Spring, 2011 Timeline

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May.1   Syria 'Tanks firing' protest city of Daraa May.6  Syria  '13 killed' at Syrian protests May.8   Egypt Muslim-Christian violence intensified  Syria  Syria steps up protest crackdown May.15   Israel Clashes erupt along Israel's border May.17   Egypt Egyptian named acting al Qaeda leader May.28  Syria  Death toll from Syrian protests on the rise May.31  Syria  Boy's death symbolizes Syrian uprising

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Jun.3   Yemen   Yemen's presidential compound attacked Map of Sanaa Yemen

President, prime minister and other senior government officials were injured during the shelling of the presidential compound in Sanaa.    The president sustained a injury to the head in the Sanaa attack. Prime Minister, the parl...

Arab Spring, 2011 Timeline

  Syria Troops 'kill 34' at Syria protest Jun.4   Saudi Arabia Yemen's Saleh 'in Saudi Arabia Jun.6  Syria  Syria vows to deal with attackers Jun.7   Yemen Tribal fighters take over major city   Saudi Arabia Yemen's Saleh 'gravely wounded' Jun.10  Syria  Syrian army 'moves on Jisr al-Shughour'  Northern Syria  Protesters die in clashes Jun.12   Turkey Turkey ruling party 'leads vote'   Syria Heavy fighting in Jisr al-Shughour Jun.13   Bahrain Dozens of doctors and nurses on trial  Syria  Military in control of Jisr al-Shugur Jun.17  Syria  Syria unrest: fresh protests erupt Jun.20  Syria  Al-Assad: Reheated promises with threats Jun.25  Syria  Syrian army widens border sweep

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Jul.1   Syria Hundreds of thousands in protests Jul.2  Syria  Assad sacks key governor   Lebanon Hezbollah reject Hariri warrants Jul.10  Cyprus  Blast at Zygi naval base munitions dump Jul.11  Syria  US and France embassies attacked Jul.31   Syria   Army, protesters clash, killing 71 Map of Hama 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

Arab Spring, 2011 Timeline

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Aug.3  Syria  Tanks 'advancing' on Syrian city Aug.4  Syria  Deaths pile up in Hama siege Aug.7   Northern Syria Syrian tanks, bulldozers roll into Deir Ezzor Aug.8  Saudi Arabia  Saudi king: Syrian crackdown unjustified Aug.9  Syria  Turkish envoy meets with al-Assad Aug.12   Northern Syria Syrian tanks move into another town Aug.14   Northern Syria   21 dead after naval forces shell city   Tens of people were injured when naval forces shelled Latakia and security forces opened fire in residential neighborhoods Aug.15  Iraq  Dozens killed in attacks across Iraq   Northern Syria Palestinians 'flee Syrian camp' Aug.18   Israel   7 Israelis dead in string of attacks Map of Eilat Israel

In southern Israel attackers fired shots at a civilian bus, assaulted Israeli soldiers, and fired mortars and an anti-tank missile

Eilat Timeline (5)

Aug.19  Egypt  Egypt withdraws envoy in Israel Aug.20   Iran     U.S. hikers get eight years in prison  The two U.S. hikers detained for two grueling years in Iran on spying charges have been sentenced to eight years in prison

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Sep.2   Turkey     Turkey kicks out Israeli diplomats  Turkey has decided to expel Israel's ambassador and other senior diplomats amid tensions over that country's raid on a flotilla headed to Ga... Sep.4  Southern Iran  First nuclear power plant is online Sep.9   Egypt   Protesters break into Israeli embassy

Protesters have broken into the building housing Israel's embassy in Egypt's capital, entering consular offices.    Israel's ambassador has flown out of Egypt. Security forces fired te...

Arab Spring, 2011 Timeline

Sep.10  Syria  Arab League deal on Syria reforms Sep.13   Iran U.S. hikers jailed in Iran may be released Sep.14  Yemen  Attacks target security offices Sep.21   Iran   U.S. hikers in Iran freed

American hikers Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer were released from an Iranian prison into the care of an Omani official.    Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were released on bail of $500,000 each and their sentenc...

World Human Rights Timeline (281)

Sep.22   Yemen   President Saleh returns to Yemen  Yemeni state television says President Ali Abdullah Saleh has returned to the country three months after surviving an assassination attempt Sep.25   Saudi Arabia Women will be allowed to vote Sep.28  Iran  Iran to send ships near U.S. waters Sep.29   Syria Mob pelts US ambassador in Syria Sep.30   Yemen   U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed Map of Marib Yemen

Anwar al-Awlaki -- whose fluency in English made him one of the top terrorist recruiters in the world -- was killed Friday in an airstrike.    It was a joint U.S. military-intelligence operation. FBI: The killings of the cleric and computer expert Samir Kha...

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Oct.8   Yemen Saleh will step down, but aides qualify  Northern Syria  Deadly gunfire at Syrian funeral Oct.10   Syria At least 31 were killed during clashes Oct.11   Jerusalem     Prisoner swap deal to free Shalit  Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal for the release of Sgt Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held hostage by Palestinian militants for five y... Oct.15  Jerusalem  Israel publishes prison swap list Oct.17   Israel First of 1,000 Palestinian prisoners leave Oct.18   Israel     Shalit back in Israel after swap

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has arrived back in Israel following his release from five years' captivity, as part of a prisoner exchange deal  He taken from Gaza to Egypt, and then to an airbase in Israel where he was reunited with his family. The first of 477 Palestinians to be released have arrived in Gaza and the West Bank. Another 550 are to be freed next month

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 Israel  Mid-East joy at prisoner exchange Oct.23   Turkey     7.2 quake strikes eastern Turkey Map of Van Turkey

In the most powerful earthquake in a decade, citizens were using flashlights and shovels as they clambered over the rubble of collapsed buildings  At least 45 people are reported to have been killed as a 7.2-magnitude earthquake causes buildings to collapse

Van Timeline (10) World Earthquake Timeline (245) Turkey, 2011 Timeline

Oct.24   Syria U.S. pulls ambassador from Syria   Turkey Death toll rises after Turkish quake  Turkey  Cold night for Turkish survivors Oct.25  Turkey  Baby rescued from Turkish quake rubble Oct.27   Turkey Pulled alive 100 hours after earthquake Oct.29   Gaza   Islamic Jihad: Israel hits training camp   At least 10 people are dead in Gaza and southern Israel, in a wave of back-and-forth attacks between the Israeli military and Palestinian mi...  Syria  Syria's Assad warns Western powers

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Nov.3   Syria Tanks 'open fire' in Syrian city of Homs Nov.9   Turkey   Turkish earthquake topples hotel Map of Van Turkey

At least four people died and 50 more were buried under rubble from an earthquake in eastern Turkey. 16 people were rescued from under rubble

Van Timeline (10)

 Turkey  Search for Turkey quake survivors Nov.12   Egypt Arab League sanctions for Syria Nov.13  Syria  Regime backers rally after suspension Nov.17   Northern Syria   Syrian defectors strike pro-regime office   Army defectors, armed with rocket-propelled grenades, attacked a pro-government youth group office and clashed with security personnel Nov.23   Saudi Arabia   Yemen leader signs deal to quit

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed a deal, brokered by Yemen's Gulf Arab neighbours, under which he will step down

Arab Spring, 2011 Timeline

Nov.24   Egypt   Egypt military 'appoints new PM'  Egypt's military rulers have appointed ex-prime minister Kamal Ganzouri to form a new government   Iran Iran arrests 12 for 'CIA spying' Nov.27   Egypt   Arab League imposed sanctions on Syria   Foreign ministers from 19 Arab League countries voted Sunday to slap economic sanctions against the Syrian regime  Egypt  Polls open for Egypt's historic vote Nov.28   Egypt Polls close after first day of Egypt vote Nov.29   Tehran   Iranian students storm UK embassy Map of Tehran Iran

Iranian students are breaking down the door, throwing around papers and replacing the British flag with an Iranian one.    Protesters in Tehran enter the UK embassy c...

World Embassy Timeline (141)

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Dec.3   Egypt   Egypt Islamists widen poll lead  The political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood and a more conservative Salafist Islamist party are leading, while secular liberals are behind Dec.4   Iran     Iran shoots down American drone

A U.S. drone was shot down in eastern Iran, state media reported, citing a military source

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Dec.7  Syria  No guilt over crackdown, says Assad Dec.9  Iran  American missing in Iran seen in video Dec.15   Baghdad   US flag ceremony ends war in Iraq   The flag of U.S. forces in Iraq has been lowered in Baghdad, bringing nearly nine years of US military operations in Iraq to a formal end Dec.17   Iraq   Last US troops withdraw from Iraq

The last convoy of US troops to leave Iraq has entered Kuwait, nearly nine years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein  The column of about 100 armoured vehicles carrying 500 soldiers crossed the Iraqi desert. At the peak of the operation there were 170,000 US troops

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Dec.19   Baghdad   Arrest warrant issued for vice president  An Iraqi investigative committee issued an arrest warrant for Tariq al-Hashimi, who is accused of orchestrating bombing attacks Dec.21  Syria  'Horrific massacres' cry Syrian opposition   Baghdad   Multiple Iraq blasts kill at least 63 people   A wave of apparently co-ordinated bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, kills at least 63 people and injures around 185 Dec.23   Syria   Syria 'suicide attacks kill 40'   At least 40 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in two suicide car bombings in Syria's capital, Damascus, officials say Dec.26   Syria   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 crackdown.    A group of 50 Arab League monitors arrives in Syria a...

Arab Spring, 2011 Timeline

  Jerusalem   Clashes in Israel segregation row   Ultra-orthodox Jews have clashed with police in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh, near Jerusalem Dec.27   Syria Homs residents confront Arab League team   Syria Security forces fire on protesters in Homs Dec.28   Gulf U.S.: Iran blocking Hormuz unacceptable'  Syria  Unrest continues as Arab monitors fan out Dec.29   Turkey   Turkey raid kills 35 on Iraq border   A Turkish military airstrike across the border with Iraq killed 35 people who are now thought to have been smuggling cigarettes  Syria  Syria monitors visit Damascus amid violence Dec.30  Syria  Mass Syria rallies prompt clashes