Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 13:56 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran 2030 GMT: Thousands of Moroccans have gathered in Casablanca's Mohammed V Square, demanding government reform and an end to corruption.
Global Voices Online has more description and video:
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 5:55 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran 
2055 GMT: Al Jazeera is reporting two killed and 10 injured in an attempt on protesters at Sanaa University in Yemen.
2050 GMT: Another quote from former Minister of Interior (and former close Qaddafi friend) Abdul Fattah Younis, "(The bombing of civilians) pained me deeply, it is the main reason I decided to join this revolution."
2035 GMT: Here's a twist on this afternoon's Qaddafi speech....
The Libyan leader said, in his 90-minute ramble, that Minister of Interior Abdul Fattah Younis had survived an assassination attempt but was missing.
Well, tonight Younis has said, "Qaddafi's men came to shoot me but the bullets missed me."
2030 GMT: The office of Algerian President Addelaziz Bouteflika said he approved a Government decision to lift the 1992 State of Emergency.
The brief statement said the change was "imminent" but gave no date.
Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 6:10 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran 
0255 GMT: The Iranian government has jammed BBC Persian's broadcast into Iran in anticipation of protests on the 14th of this month.
0250 GMT: Blogger and activist Kareem Amer has been released.
0200 GMT: President Barack Obama released a statement on Egypt this evening. We are publishing it in full:
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 6:09 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran 2150 GMT: Prominent activist Wael Ghonim today on CNN, telling the regime, " "If you are true Egyptians, if you are heroic Egyptians, it's time to step down":
