Wednesday
Mar022011
Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Battlelines Drawn
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 5:22 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran 
2150 GMT: In Oman, about 200 protesters in Sohar defied a call to disperse at 6 p.m., reamining at the Globe Roundabout until late evening.
The number of protesters was sharply down from Monday, when nearly 2000 gathered. Six protesters were reportedly killed this weekend by the security forces.
2145 GMT: Associated Press is reporting that security forces killed two demonstrators when they fired tear gas at 100s of anti-government protesters in Sadr in southern Yemen.