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Middle East uprisings: no one predicted 'rebellious cascade'
Expect the unexpected – no one predicted the unrest that has swept the Middle East, writes Jon Snow. So no one really knows where it could strike next – Oman, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia.
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At least three people are dead and around 1,000 have been injured after anti-Israeli sentiment and frustration at the pace of change boils over into violence in Cairo.
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah demands an end to the bloodshed in Syria and recalls his country’s ambassador from Damascus, in a rare intervention.
Police fire tear gas at demonstrators in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square, leaving more than 1,000 injured, amid demands that trials of former senior officials proceed more swiftly.
A video suggesting Vodafone inspired the revolution in Egypt is disowned by the phone giant as the firm refuses to talk about its relationship with the advertising agency behind it.
Egypt relaxes restrictions at its border with the Gaza Strip, allowing free crossings for the first time in four years. It’s a sign to Israel that the game is changing, an expert tells Channel 4 News.
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is best known for negotiating an end to the Vietnam war. But he also helped turn Egypt away from the USSR and towards the west.
Wael Ghonim, the Google executive credited with playing a major role in Egypt’s revolution, tells Channel 4 News he is optimistic about the future and says the revolution cannot be allowed to fail.
Russian security forces have killed al-Qaeda’s envoy to Chechnya four days after Osama bin Laden was shot dead in Pakistan. Channel 4 News understands he had visited Pakistan in the past few months.
Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller on the signing of a deal between former rivals Hamas and Fatah to bring in a joint caretaker government for Palestine.
We look at the most prominent members of Libya’s rebel movement – an ad hoc coalition of former Gaddafi men, soldiers, democrats and radicals.
Two men die and 15 are injured as protests flare up in Tahrir Square amid calls for the army to pass its leadership to the civilian population. Channel 4 News hears powerful allegations of army abuse.
Multiple injuries reported after a bomb exploded at a bus station in Jerusalem whilst Palestinian militia group launch rockets against other Israeli targets.
A man of decisive words more than decisive action over his time, President Obama has bucked the trend of his time in office announcing firm action in the mission against Gaddafi – but perhaps more words are needed to answer the question, just why he has got so involved?
Expect the unexpected – no one predicted the unrest that has swept the Middle East, writes Jon Snow. So no one really knows where it could strike next – Oman, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia.
Country by country Channel 4 News unpicks the key social media elements of revolt throughout the Middle East and assesses how internet communication helped awaken online youth activism.