Arab Spring timeline
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Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire, triggering mass anti-government protests across Tunisia
It started with a young man who set himself on fire, acting out of desperation after police confiscated the fruits and vegetables he sold without a... Read more
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Protesters Clash with Police in Algiers Over Housing Shortages
At least 53 people have been injured and 29 others arrested during protests over inadequate housing in a suburb of the Algerian capital. Clashes... Read more
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Arrest of Prominent Human-Rights Lawyer Sets Off Anti-Government Protests in Libya
The anti-government protest wave unleashed in Tunisia and Egypt in the past few weeks swept into Libya, where demonstrators battled security forces... Read more
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Tunisian government ousted
After 23 years of iron-fisted rule, the president of Tunisia was driven from power Friday by violent protests over soaring unemployment and... Read more
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"Day of Rage" large-scale protest erupts in Egypt
Egyptian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets and beat protesters to clear thousands of people from a central Cairo square Wednesday after the... Read more
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Egyptian stock market drops sharply amid popular uprising
Egypt's benchmark index recorded its biggest drop in over two years Thursday, plummeting more than 10 percent as anti-government protests rattled... Read more
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Egyptian Nobel Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei returns home to assume opposition leadership role
Egypt's most prominent democracy advocate took up a bullhorn Sunday and called for President Hosni Mubarak to resign, speaking to thousands of... Read more
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Egyptian government cuts off internet and cell phone service
In its effort to silence protesters, Egypt took a step that's rare even among authoritarian governments: It cut off the Internet across the entire... Read more
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President Hosni Mubarak vows not to seek another term
President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down immediately, announcing Tuesday he would serve out the last... Read more
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Protests become increasingly violent, including attacks on reporters and human rights activists
Menacing gangs backing President Hosni Mubarak attacked journalists and human rights activists Thursday in an ugly turn in Egypt's crisis as... Read more
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President Obama Urges Mubarak to Make "the Right Decision"
Embracing an Egyptian future without Hosni Mubarak, President Barack Obama on Friday pressed the embattled leader to consider his legacy and exit... Read more
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Egyptian VP meets with Muslim Brotherhood and other opposition groups, offers sweeping concessions
Egypt's vice president met with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and other opposition groups for the first time Sunday and offered sweeping... Read more
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Freed opposition leader Wael Ghonim appears before hundreds of thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square
A young Google executive who helped ignite Egypt's uprising energized a cheering crowd of hundreds of thousands Tuesday with his first appearance... Read more
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Mubarak agrees to power transfer, refuses to step down
Nobel Peace laureate and leading democracy advocate Mohamed ElBaradei is predicting "Egypt will explode" after President Hosni Mubarak refused to... Read more
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Mubarak resigns, military assumes control of country
Egypt exploded with joy, tears, and relief after President Hosni Mubarak resigned as president, forced out by 18 days of mass protests that... Read more
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Egypt army commits to power transfer, Israel peace
On Egypt's first day in nearly 30 years without Hosni Mubarak as president, its new military rulers pledged Saturday to eventually hand power to an... Read more
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Street Clashes Erupt in Bahrain
It was the first sign of post-Egypt unrest anywhere in the wealthy Gulf states. Riot police fired teargas and rubber bullets at demonstrators... Read more
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Moammar Gadhafi Refuses to Leave Power, Vows to Die in Libya and Execute His Foes
A violent confrontation between Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and his strengthening opposition threatened to drag the oil-rich nation into a civil war as... Read more
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White House Announces New Sanctions on Libya
The White House announced new sanctions on Libya's government and temporarily abandoned its embassy in Tripoli today, as a final flight carrying... Read more
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UN Security Council Imposes Sanctions on Gadhafi
The UN Security Council moved as a powerful bloc today to try to halt Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's deadly crackdown on protesters, slapping... Read more
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Three Killed in Tunisia During Clashes Between Protestors and Security Forces
Tunisia's Interior Ministry says three people were killed Saturday in clashes between security forces and anti-government demonstrators. The... Read more
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President Obama Calls for Gadhafi to Step Down
President Obama for the first time called for Moammar Gaddafi to resign Saturday, saying the Libyan leader "has lost the legitimacy to rule and... Read more
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Bahrain's King Shuffles Cabinet in Response to Protests
King Hamad named on Saturday new ministers of cabinet affairs, energy, health and housing. All had previously held senior government positions.... Read more
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Yemeni President Saleh Proposes Unity Government
Yemen's president offered Monday to form a unity government with opponents who want him out of office — provided protests against him stop.... Read more
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Libyan Rebels Hold City of Zawiya after 6-Hour Battle
In a long night of fighting, Libyan rebels armed with tanks, machine guns, and anti-aircraft guns have managed to hold on to Zawiya, the city they... Read more