A video by Mark Murata which shows how the CIA created Al Qaeda and used it to attack Egypt. ...

Democratic change has been demanded across the Middle East. But was what seems like a spontaneous revolution actually a strategically planned event, fabricated by 'revolution consultants' long in advance? ...

2011 marked the shift many Middle East observers had been anticipating. Since their formation, nations stretching between the Maghreb and beyond the Levanthave endured decades of authoritarian rule. Mohamed ...

Tanks and other military vehicles go on a rampage running indiscriminately into demonstrators during protests by Coptic Christians in Cairo... ...

Xi Jinping is still some two years away from taking over as President of China- but already he is playing up his xenophobic, colonialist credentials by publicly threatening to “smash” separatism in Tibet. ...

It has been one year since bloody ethnic clashes in the Kyrgyz city of Osh shattered the optimism that followed the revolution deposing authoritarian dictator Kurmanbek Bakiyev...longstanding tensions between Kyrgyz ...

"The army didn't get the message the first time, so we're taking to the streets. Again." ...

The post-revolutionary honeymoon period is clearly over. The military is still full of Mubarak’s appointees and has been quick to detain dissidents and utilise torture ever since taking command. ...

Thousands of people have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Pro-reform activists say they fear the country's revolution is under threat. ...

"It's not a political or religious uprise. It started with the Peaceful Youth and will always remain that way. It has always been peaceful from the protesters side." ...

Security Council resolution imposes a no-fly zone in Libya and calls for "all necessary measures" to protect civilians. Though it's not clear who will enforce this decision. ...

Police in Bahrain used tear gas and rubber bullets to force a group of anti-government protesters from a key financial hub. ...

Image by @exiledsurfer from artificialeyes.tv ...

Killings continue as Colonel flees stricken nation. ...

Mubarak forces have attacked the very breadth of global journalism: Their targets have included Egyptians and other Arab journalists, Russian and U.S. reporters, Europeans and South Americans. ...

Shocking footage from Cairo on the night of January 28th. ...

Two Egyptian civilians and a police officer have died after a wave of unusually large anti-government demonstrations swept across the country. ...