Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: The Regime Advances

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2050 GMT: Video of security forces firing tear gas at Bahrain pro-democracy protesters:

1920 GMT: A BBC reporter describes the heavy security presence in Saudi Arabia today, deterring protesters:

I took a taxi from our hotel at midnight on Thursday to find police cars with their lights flashing parked at five-metre intervals along all the main streets in Riyadh.

I was pulled over by the police for merely filming on my mobile phone.

On Friday, the city woke up to the sight of more police on the streets than people, and the atmosphere was tense.

The only notable demonstrations today were in Eastern Province, where the Shi'a minority have been protesting discrimination and detentions.

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