EU imposes oil embargo against Iran, Morocco's February 20th movement vows to press on despite Islamists' withdrawal, Gaddafi loyalists seize former regime stronghold, and more.

Ignited in Sidi Bouzid and erupting across the Middle East and North Africa, we look back at the regional intifada that made 2011 the year of the people.

Thousands protest Israeli plan to uproot Bedouins from their land, Libyan revolutionary fighters clash with army, Syria holds local elections as violence continues, and more.

Hundreds of Libyans demonstrate against former rebels, Bahraini forces attack protestors marching to Martyrs' Square, Afghanistan's Karzai blames Pakistan group for deadly attack, and more.

Egyptian protestors demand the military council step down, Bahrain rights probe confirms authorities used systematic torture, Yemen's Saleh finally signs power handover deal, and more.

Kuwait orders tight security following demands for prime minister's resignation, settler violence on the rise in the occupied West Bank, Iran accuses the US of sponsoring terrorism, and more.

Pro-democracy activists in Bahrain stage "Flood Manama 3", "Freedom Waves" flotilla sets sail to besieged Gaza, Libya continues to face medical shortages, and more.

Kashmiris observe 'Black Day' to protest India's illegal occupation, Tunisia's Ennahda to form wide-based coalition, Iraq rounds up Baathists seeking to destabilize "democratic" government, and more.

Anti-regime Syrians strike as massive pro-Assad rally held in Damascus, Libya's new ruler urges NATO to stay through 2011, Iranian workers rally in solidarity with "Occupy Wall Street," and more.

Tunisian revolution bears its first fruit with historic election, activists in Morocco call for boycott of parliamentary polls, new rulers announce the liberation of Libya from Gaddafi, and more.

Mercenaries to fill the void left by withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, Jordanian youth and tribes demand tangible reforms, UN rights office urges inquiry into Gaddafi's death

A wounded Gaddafi is captured in Sirte and dies in "the custody of the revolution," leading Libya to erupt in celebration, as the West hails its intervention.

Massive pro-Syrian regime rally held in Aleppo, Turkish troops enter Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish rebels, meet the "one percent" targeted by the occupy movement, and more.