WORLD_ Libya, Syria and Middle East unrest - live updates

Libya, Syria and Middle East unrest - live updates
Posted by Matthew Weaver 08.57 BST


Libyan rebel fighters sit by a caricature of president Muammar Gaddafi at a checkpoint west of the rebel-held city of Misrata on 14 June. Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

Follow live updates as Nato privately concedes that bombling alone won't end the conflict in Libya and the Syria army onslaught goes on in face of criticism from the Arab League

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Tuesday 14 June 2011
Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest - live updates
Posted by Matthew Weaver and Paul Owen 09.00 BST


Syrian refugees inside Syria move close to the Turkish border to flee from government troops. Photograph: AP

Follow live updates as Syrian troops move closer to the Turkish border north of Jisr al-Shughour and the head of the navy warns that a prolonged campaign is Libya is unsustainable

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Monday 13 June 2011
Syria crisis and Middle East unrest - live updates
Posted by Matthew Weaver and Paul Owen 08.54 BST


Syrian refugees in the Turkish border town of Boynuegin. Thousands have fled Jisr al-Shughour, which has been attacked by armed forces. Photograph: Osman Orsal/Reuters

Follow live updates as concern mounts about a humanitarian crisis on the Syrian-Turkish border as thousands of refugees flee the army's assault on Jisr al-Shughour

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Saturday 11 June 2011
Syria and Middle East unrest - live updates
Posted by David Batty 10.08 BST


Refugees at the Turkish-Syrian border Photograph: guardian.co.uk/Reuters

Follow live updates as the All the latest developments as the Assad regime in Syria continues its crackdown on dissenters

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Friday 10 June 2011
Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest - live updates
Posted by Matthew Weaver and Paul Owen 08.50 BST


Syrian refugees in a camp in Hatay, Turkey, today. Photograph: Aykut Ulupinar/Anatolian Agency/EPA

Follow live updates as the Syrian army begins to 'restore security' in Jisr al-Shughour as more protests are planned after Friday prayers

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Thursday 9 June 2011
Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest - Thursday 9 June 2011
Posted by Matthew Weaver and Paul Owen 08.47 BST


Syrian refugees wait to enter Turkey at the border with Syria on Wednesday near the Turkish city of Hatay. Getty Images/Mustafa Ozer

Britain and France push for a UN resolution condemning Syria and the international criminal court prosecutor alleges that Libya is supplying Viagra to troops to encourage rape

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Wednesday 8 June 2011
Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and Middle East unrest - Wednesday 8 June 2011
Posted by Haroon Siddique, Paul Owen and David Batty 09.56 BST


A Libyan man walks past a damaged conference hall often used by the Libyan government to host high-ranking visitors in Tripoli today after it was targeted in a wave of Nato air strikes. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

The Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour is bracing itself for a full-scale assault after it was besieged by government tanks. Residents have been fleeing across the border to Turkey

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Tuesday 7 June 2011
Syria, Yemen and Middle East unrest - Tuesday 7 June
Posted by Matthew Weaver 09.21 BST


Yemenis seeking President Saleh's overthrow celebrated what they hoped was the end of his 33-year rule. Photograph: Khaled Abdullah/REUTERS

Follow live updates as the Syrian authorities claim 120 members of the security forces were killed in Jisr al-Shughour and sources say Yemen's president Saleh is more seriously injured than claimed

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Monday 6 June 2011
Yemen, Syria and Middle East unrest - Monday 6 June 2011
Posted by Matthew Weaver and Tim Hill 08.54 BST


Yemeni anti-government protesters throw a fellow demonstrator into the air after hearing the news that President Ali Abdullah Saleh had gone to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment. Photograph: Hani Mohammed/AP

Yemenis celebrate the departure of President Saleh and Israel says it fired in self defence against pro-Palestinian protesters in the Golan Heights

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Sunday 5 June 2011
Yemen, Libya and Middle East unrest - Sunday 5 June 2011
Posted by Peter Walker 09.39 BST



Yemenis in Sana'a celebrate the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA•

Power vacuum in Yemen as President Saleh heads to Saudi Arabia for treatment to rocket attack wounds
• Apache helicopters step up Libya attacks as William Hague visits rebels in Benghazi

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Friday 3 June 2011
Yemen, Bahrain, Syria and Middle East unrest – Friday 3 June
Posted by Adam Gabbatt and Richard Adams 10.24 BST


An elderly anti-government protestor reacts during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Photograph: Hani Mohammed/AP

Unrest continued in Yemen, while Bahrain grand prix will go ahead after a meeting of Formula 1's governing body

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Thursday 2 June 2011
Syria, Yemen, Libya and Middle East unrest - Thursday 2 June 2011
Posted by Peter Walker and Simon Jeffery 08.35 BST


Yemeni security forces, take position in a street next to the house of Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, the head of the powerful Hashid tribe, during clashes with tribesmen. Photograph: Hani Mohammed/AP

Tribal fighters are in the Yemini capital Sana'a battling forces loyal to President Saleh

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Wednesday 1 June 2011
Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and Middle East unrest - Wednesday 1 June 2011
Posted by Haroon Siddique 10.00 BST


A YouTube image shows a Syrian man holding a picture of 13-year-old Hamza al-Khatib during his funeral in the flashpoint region of Daraa. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

• Syrian amnesty rejected by opposition
• Renewed protests expected in Bahrain
• Clashes continue in Yemeni capital Sana'a

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Tuesday 31 May 2011
Yemen, Syria and Middle East unrest - Tuesday 31 May 2011
Posted by Haroon Siddique 11.19 BST


Yemeni protesters carry a wounded comrade during clashes with police in Taiz. Photograph: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

Ceasefire breaks between Yemeni troops and followers of the country's most powerful tribal leader. Shelling by Syrian forces kills at least one person in Homs province

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Monday 30 May 2011
Yemen, Libya and Middle East unrest - Monday 30 May
Posted by Haroon Siddique 10.14 BST


An African Union delegation including the South African president, Jacob Zuma, meets Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli in April. They are returning to the Libyan capital for talks today. Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA

At least 20 people have been reported killed after forces loyal to Yemen's president Ali Abdullah Saleh opened fire on protesters in Taiz. South Africa's president Jacob Zuma is due to arrive in Tripoli for talks with Muammar Gaddafi to try to broker a diplomatic solution to the fighting in Libya.

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