Bahrain, Syria (and Beyond) LiveBlog: The Start of a "National Dialogue"
2110 GMT: A demonstration today in Kafranbel in northwest Syria:
2105 GMT: Another clip of today's pro-reform protests in Morocco, this time from the capital Rabat:
2110 GMT: A demonstration today in Kafranbel in northwest Syria:
2105 GMT: Another clip of today's pro-reform protests in Morocco, this time from the capital Rabat:
Security forces use tear gas against protesters trying to march from Sanabis to Pearl Roundabout in Bahrain
1950 GMT: Developments in Jordan, as King Abdullah II approved a Cabinet shuffle after thousands of protesters rallied in Irbid, Maan, Karak, Tafileh, and the capital Amman, demanding transparency and an end to corruption.
The Minister of Interior, Saad Hayel Srour, was the biggest casualty of the shuffle. He is blamed for the use of excessive force by police against demonstrators and for allowing a wealthy businessman, serving a prison term for corruption, to leave the country for supposed medical treatment.
The Ministers of Health, Justice, and Information were also replaced.
2145 GMT: Claimed footage of a protest in Idlib Province in northwest Syria today:
2015 GMT: The video of Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's speech promoting a "national dialogue":