An Egyptian court confirmed the death sentence of 183 Muslim Brotherhood members in violence related to last year's protests. Of these, 73 were tried in absentia.
The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria warned the UN that the continuing civil war has "reached a tipping point, threatening the entire region."
Kuwait's Supreme Court upheld the two-year prison sentence of opposition activist Hejab al-Hajeri for writing tweets found to be offensive to the country's emir.
An Egyptian court sentenced Alaa Abdel Fattah, a prominent activist from the 2011 revolution, to 15 years in prison for organizing an unsanctioned protest last year.
Afraid of war spilling across the border from neighboring Syria, Lebanon's government has halted cannabis eradication in the Bekaa Valley, allowing a dope-for-guns pipeline to flourish.
"Anti-war" voices in the West have called for International Criminal Court action in Syria as a substitute for military intervention. Will they protest now that Moscow has blocked it?
Contrary to regime propaganda, the fall of Homs to government forces comes amid rebel gains elsewhere in Syria. With the jihadists in disarray, the FSA prepares to open a new front.
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) announced that it will begin a fact-finding mission into allegations of the use of chlorine gas in Syria.
An Egyptian judge sentenced 683 alleged supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood to death, including the group's supreme guide, Mohamed Badie.
Saif al-Islam Qaddafi appeared for his trial via video conferencing, as he continues to be held in Zintan by a militia—in violation of international legal norms.
The Berber "provisional government" in the eastern mountains of Kabylie has joined calls by Algeria's opposition for a boycott of this week's presidential election.
The United States and Turkey have said they are following up on renewed accusations that the Syrian regime continues to use chemical weapons against civilians.
