What: Religious extremists in Saudi Arabia under the charismatic leadership of man disgruntled with Western access to the Kingdom, took over the Grand Mosque of Makkah for two weeks....

Muammar Gaddafi’s overthrow and death left a void in the region as well as Libya, which has yet to be filled.

For the Palestinians, the tragedy of Sabra and Shatila remains as a powerful reminder of their apparently endless cycle of displacement.

What: Israel dismantled its illegal settlements in the Gaza Strip, withdrawing all settlers and ground troops from the enclave. Where: The Gaza Strip, occupied Palestine. When: 15 August 2005....

On this day in 1978, Israeli military forces finally withdrew from Lebanon three months after their invasion of southern Lebanon in an effort to hunt down and eliminate the...

The infamous Abu Ghraib prison complex in Iraq was revealed to be the centre of an extensive network run by the US military after the coalition’s invasion of the...

Tens of thousands of Palestinians congregated on the first day, and continued to protest every week since

Egypt was the first Arab country to normalise relations with Israel

Three days into the demonstrations, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad ordered the military to attack the protesters.

Believed to be the burial place of the prophets Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque is revered within Islam and Judaism.

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini arrives back in Iran after 15 years of exile, signalling the start of the Iranian revolution

What: Israel waged a three-week military offensive against the Gaza Strip, killing almost 1,400 Palestinians and wounding thousands more. Where: The Gaza Strip When: 27 Dec 2008 – 18...

On 17 December 2010, Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire outside the governor’s office, despondent at being unable to earn money and provide for his family....

30 years ago: 5 October 1988 is considered Algeria's Arab Spring

What: After a group of extremist Israelis stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, waves of violence broke out across Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. Where: Jerusalem When: 14 September 2015 What happened? On 13...

Decades on from the signing of the Oslo Accords, Israeli military withdrawal from the West Bank has never taken place.

What: Extremist Jewish Israeli settlers attacked the Dawabsheh family home, orphaning Ahmed and killing his parents and baby brother, Ali Where: Duma village near Nablus, occupied West Bank When:...

What: Israel installed metal detectors at the entrance to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound Where: Jerusalem When: 16-25 July 2017 What happened? On 16 July 2017 Israel installed metal detectors...

What: Israel waged aerial, ground and naval war on Lebanon’s Hezbollah Where: Southern Lebanon and northern Israel When: 12 July – 14 August 2006 What happened? Between 12 July...

On this day four years ago, Israel launched one of its deadliest military offensives against the Gaza Strip in recent history. The conflict left 2,251 people dead, with more...

On this day 70 years ago, some 120 members of underground Jewish militia groups invaded the Palestinian Arab village of Deir Yassin, killing between 100 and 250 people including...

To protest against the new measures, the Palestinian population declared a general strike.  

What: US-led ‘Operation Desert Sabre’ and the Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait Where: Iraq and Kuwait When: 24 – 26 February 1991 What happened? On 24 February 1991, the United...

The city of Hama became known as a Brotherhood stronghold and the centre of anti-regime uprisings

On this day seven years ago, Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh was forced to step down after a three-decade-long presidency while 20,000 protesters spilled onto the streets of...

Government corruption under President Hosni Mubarak was a key focal point of the protests, as demonstrators shouted 'Down with Mubarak' in the streets.

On this day in 2011, Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali stepped down after the Jasmine Revolution broke out in the country, giving birth to what became known...

On this day 30 years ago, the First Intifada broke out in occupied Palestine. It was an uprising which would last for over five years, and witness the deaths...

On 14 November 2012, Israel launched “Operation Pillar of Defence” against the Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. Over the following eight days, almost 175 Palestinians were killed and...

44 years ago, on 6 October 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a military campaign to reclaim territories they had lost to Israel six years earlier in 1967. The countries...

On 28 September 2000 then Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque with heavily armed Israeli policemen and soldiers provoking a Palestinian uprising that lasted five years and...

22 September 1980 marked the beginning of one of the longest and bloodiest wars in Middle East history