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  • 21 Feb 2011
    Revolt across the Middle East and North Africa

    Did it start with Tunisia earlier this year, or was it Iran that inspired the trend in 2009 or perhaps even Lebanon as far back as 2005? Was Egypt an isolated albeit epic event or is it one that truly connects the dots in a region riddled with all forms of injustice? How come 'people power' has suddenly re-awakened across the Middle East and North Africa region?

  • 20 Feb 2011
    British arms in Bahrain and Libya

    On Friday 18 February 2011, a former defence minister sat beside me in a Sky News studio and insisted that the Bahraini government is not an oppressive regime. Hours later, Bahraini troops opened fire on unarmed demonstrators.

  • 20 Feb 2011
    Weapons sales to Bahrain and Libya
  • 18 Feb 2011
    CAAT slam Hague's 'empty words' over Arms-to-Bahrain scandal

    The Campaign Against Arms Trade has condemned the government's reaction to revelations about UK arms exports to Bahrain and Libya.

  • 18 Feb 2011
    UK has sold crowd control weapons to Bahrain and Libya

    There has been an outraged response to news that the UK has licensed sales of crowd control weapons to regimes that are violently suppressing peaceful protests.