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On Friday nationwide anti-regime protests come to a head after weekly prayers. Riot police fire tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo, while in the canal city of Suez a protester is killed and in the port city of Alexandria protesters set fire to the governorate building.
At least eight people have been killed -- six demonstrators and two police officers -- hundreds injured and some 1,000 arrested in the unrest.
ALGERIA
Early in January five days of violent protests against high prices result in five people dead and more than 800 injured. The government calms the protest by ordering a cut in basic food prices and pledges to continue subsidising wheat, milk and electricity. On January 22 riot police break up a banned pro-democracy rally, leaving around 20 injured. Two lethal self-immolations and seven more such attempted suicides have been reported in Algeria since January 14.
JORDAN
Thousands of Jordanians take to the streets of Amman and other cities on January 14 in protest at soaring commodity prices, unemployment and poverty, calling for the sacking of the government.
On January 16 more than 3,000 Jordanian trade unionists, Islamists and leftists stage a sit-in outside parliament to protest against the government's economic policies. On January 21 more than 5,000 people rally after weekly prayers in Amman and other cities.
On Friday thousands of Jordanians demonstrate peacefully in Amman and other cities after weekly prayers.
SUDAN
A 25-year-old Sudanese man who set himself on fire in a suburb of Khartoum dies from his injuries on Wednesday. Widespread economic and political discontent in north Sudan has led to sporadic protests in recent weeks.
OMAN
Some 200 Omanis protest on January 17 against high prices and corruption, a rare phenomenon in the Gulf Arab monarchy.
MAURITANIA
Yacoub Ould Dahoud dies on January 22 after setting himself on fire in an anti-government protest because he is "unhappy with the political situation in the country and angry with the government."
MOROCCO
Three Moroccan men set themselves on fire on January 21 and another follows suit on Tuesday.
YEMEN
Police disperse hundreds of protesters chanting pro-Tunisia slogans at Sanaa University on January 18.
On Thursday thousands of people stage a mass protest calling on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to quit after being in power since 1978.
Saleh's ruling General People's Congress organises four simultaneous counter-demonstrations attended by thousands of government supporters.
There are four self-immolations in Yemen, one of which proves fatal.
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At least eight people have been killed -- six demonstrators and two police officers -- hundreds injured and some 1,000 arrested in the unrest.
ALGERIA
Early in January five days of violent protests against high prices result in five people dead and more than 800 injured. The government calms the protest by ordering a cut in basic food prices and pledges to continue subsidising wheat, milk and electricity. On January 22 riot police break up a banned pro-democracy rally, leaving around 20 injured. Two lethal self-immolations and seven more such attempted suicides have been reported in Algeria since January 14.
JORDAN
Thousands of Jordanians take to the streets of Amman and other cities on January 14 in protest at soaring commodity prices, unemployment and poverty, calling for the sacking of the government.
On January 16 more than 3,000 Jordanian trade unionists, Islamists and leftists stage a sit-in outside parliament to protest against the government's economic policies. On January 21 more than 5,000 people rally after weekly prayers in Amman and other cities.
On Friday thousands of Jordanians demonstrate peacefully in Amman and other cities after weekly prayers.
SUDAN
A 25-year-old Sudanese man who set himself on fire in a suburb of Khartoum dies from his injuries on Wednesday. Widespread economic and political discontent in north Sudan has led to sporadic protests in recent weeks.
OMAN
Some 200 Omanis protest on January 17 against high prices and corruption, a rare phenomenon in the Gulf Arab monarchy.
MAURITANIA
Yacoub Ould Dahoud dies on January 22 after setting himself on fire in an anti-government protest because he is "unhappy with the political situation in the country and angry with the government."
MOROCCO
Three Moroccan men set themselves on fire on January 21 and another follows suit on Tuesday.
YEMEN
Police disperse hundreds of protesters chanting pro-Tunisia slogans at Sanaa University on January 18.
On Thursday thousands of people stage a mass protest calling on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to quit after being in power since 1978.
Saleh's ruling General People's Congress organises four simultaneous counter-demonstrations attended by thousands of government supporters.
There are four self-immolations in Yemen, one of which proves fatal.
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