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the spark that set egypt ablaze
Egyptian man sets himself on fire outside Cairo’s parliament in anger of food prices and food coupons -
day of rage
Egyptians take to the streets in large parties, calling it a "day of rage" -
violence in egypt
police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse protesters in cairo, 55 protesters and 15 police officers are injured and one protester and one officer are killed -
loss of comunication
internet and mobile phone have major disruption in anticipation of another protest -
Tahrir square
Mubarak refuses to step down from power, 250,000 people gather in cairo's tahrir square internet and cell phones are still down -
out of re-election
Hosni Mubarak annonces he will not run for re-election but will continue being president -
day of departure
violent clashes rage all day in Tahrir square for what they called "day of departure" -
death in Egypt
300 people have died since the protest began, 150 people have died in Alexandria, Suez, and Cairo -
Tamer Hosni visits Tahrir square
famous arab star Tamer Hosni visits Tahrir square with little affect to the people, 302 people have been killed, 232 in Cairo, 32 in Alexandria, and 15 in Suez -
still in control
Hosni Mubarak says he will not step down from power -
a new power
Hosni Mubarak resigns as president and hands power to the military -
celebration in egypt
people celebrate all night and begin to leave in the morning -
libya starts a revolution
protesters call for the ouster of Moammar Gaddafi in Benghazi, Libya's second largest city and then spreads to four other eastern cities -
capture of rebels
rebel forces begin to weeken when Moammar Gaddafi captures rebel leaders Zawiya and Ras Lanuf -
syiran revoultion begins
police open fire on demonstrators in southern city of Dara, protesters want freedom and release of political prisoners -
syria as one
thousands of syrians come together for several anti-governmetn ptotest in major cities -
plea for help
misurata a rebel-held city in the west of libya ask NATO yo fight alongside them "if they dont come we will die"-Nouri Adbul Ati -
arrest of protesters
syrian authorities arrest hundreds of pro-democratic protesters -
US help
president obama and western allies try to force Moammar Gaddafi from power -
syria in choas
syria in choas, refugees flee to turkey, 48 are killed -
NATO
NATO admits that there alliance was the reason for the airstrike on densely populated Tripoli neighborhoods killing 9 people and injuring 18 -
destruction of Hamma
syrian tanks, troops and bulldozers entered Hama, searching for activist opposed to president Bashar Assad's rule -
rebel capital
the chief of rebels fight to overthrow Moammar Gaddafi is killed returning from the eastern front near port Brega to Benghazi, in facto rebel capital -
fight for Tripoli
libyan rebels fight for the key city near Tripoli called Zawiya allowing rebels to cut off supplies to Gaddafi's troops Assad to give up power -
call for Basher
Obama calls for president Basher Assad to step down -
death of syrians
at least 20 syrians are killed in street violence -
assault of gaddafi's home
revolutionary forces assult Moammar Gaddafi's hometown -
death of Gaddafi
Moammar Gaddafi is brutally killed in his hometown -
Arab League
An Arab League holds talk with Assad a general strikes 17 more deaths -
pull armed forces out
syria agrees to pull its armed forces from the streets, release political prisoners and engage with opposing groups -
new cabinet
libya's prim minister, Abdel-Rahim Keed announces a new cabinet -
syrias hope
syria says that it will admit arab observers to moniter a regional peace iniative aimed at ending months of bloodshed
