Breaking News & Updates: Middle East & North Africa

James Miller, Scott Lucas, and the correspondents of EA Worldview bring you the latest news from Arab Spring, the Middle East, North Africa, and Beyond. Updated Most Days

LATEST UPDATES: 

08-02-2011

• Syria, Egypt (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Hello to Ramadan, Hello to Turmoil - UN closer to condemning Syria, funerals for protesters held, Assad tries to voer up atrocities.
• The Latest from Iran (2 August): Khamenei’s Balancing Act on “Hooligan” MPs and Ahmadinejad - Iran’s Supreme Leader tries to save the hardliners from themselves

08-01-2011

• Syria (and Beyond) LiveBlog: The Regime’s Deadly Gamble - Massacre in Syria, Violence erupts in Egypt, Libyan Freedom Fighters advance.
• The Latest from Iran (1 August): Brain Drain and a “Brain Tumour” - Iran bleeds expertise, and Ahmadinejad’s aids bleed support

07-29-2011

• Libya, Syria (and Beyond) LiveBlog: The Opposition’s Military Commander is Assassinated - Assassination in Benghazi, unprecedented protests in Damascus.
• The Latest from Iran (28 July): An Opposition Move on the Elections? - Reformists look to elections, Ahmadinejad looks to Khomeini

07-27-2011

• Libya, Syria (and Beyond) LiveBlog: “No Talks” - Gaddafi won’t negotiate, Syrian raid near Damascus kills 11, Libyan rebels free prisoners in raid.
• The Latest from Iran (27 July): Foreign Manoeuvres - The opposition makes new demands, Russia debates Iran’s nuclear program.

07-25-2011

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07-22-2011

• Syria (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Meanwhile in Bahrain… - Massive crowds in Syria, despite violence? National dialogue in Bahrain? Protests banned in Saudi Arabia?

• The Latest from Iran (22 July): Ahmadinejad Ready for Nuclear Talks? - Splits among the hardliners growing?

07-21-2011

• Syria (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Can the Regime “Lose” Homs? - The Syrian army attacks civilians in Homs, the clock ticks for Gaddafi’s reign.

• The Latest from Iran (21 July): Stand By Your (Supreme) Man - A Former President meets with the families of reformists under house arrest.

07-20-2011

• Syria, Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: “Death Squads”? - Syrian security kills mourners at a funeral in Homs as troops close in on Damascus.
• Syria, Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: “Death Squads”? - The regime Watches the Reformists/Greens, Stands by the Supreme Leader

• Syria (and Beyond) LiveBlog: The Competition of Rallies - Syria inching towards sectarian civil war? Yemen, Bahrain, and Syria seeking national dialog? Libyan rebels close to capturing Brega?
• The Latest from Iran (18 July): Remembering Protest, Remembering the Victims - Oil problems, political posturing, and clashes with the Kurds

07-08-2011

• Syria, Egypt (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Protest Friday - Hundreds of thousands in the streets of Hama, Syria, while Egypt and Yemen rage.
• Latest Syria Videos: The “No Dialogue” Protests – Set 1 and Set 2
• The Latest from Iran (8 July): Manoeuvring for the Elections - The regime continues to spin as internal division threatens the conservatives.

07-07-2011

• Libya, Syria (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Insurgents Advance, Resistance Continues - The Libyan rebels plan the next move after making several unexpected advances yesterday, and tensions rise in the region as another Friday approaches.

• Latest Syria Video: The Hama Resistance - Our vlog starts off with night protests in Syria.

• The Latest from Iran (7 July): A Model for Others? - The Revolutionary Guard Corps debates whether it should play politics.

07-06-2011

•  Syria (and Beyond) LiveBlog: The Regime’s Dilemma in Hama - Arrests in Syria, gunfire in Yemen, and the rebels advance in Libya.
• The Latest from Iran (6 July): Revolutionary Guards Do Politics - Ahmadinejad backing down from his attacks on the Revolutionary Guard?

07-05-2011

• Syria (and Beyond) LiveBlog: The Regime v. People with Rocks - At least 13 are killed in Syria as the regime closes in on Hama.
• The Latest from Iran (5 July): The Supreme Leader’s Message “Everyone Back Off” - The Supreme Leader asks for calm as parliament asks for answers from President Ahmadinejad.