The Contagion – Libya, Morocco, Bahrain, Yemen, Algeria, Iran

Report: Iranian Regime Using Arab Hezbollah Fighters to Attack Protesters Opposition groups claimed that as many as 1,500 Hezbollah operatives are taking part in clashes. Members of the terrorist organization, which reportedly receives training and aid from Iran, assisted the authorities to disperse the demonstration in Tehran’s Azadi Square last week.

Hundreds of students rally in Algerian capital to express anger at government ... ALGIERS, Algeria — About 500 students have rallied in Algeria's capital, part of the wave of unrest in Arab world to register discontent with national governments. Monday's protest near the ministry of higher education follows scattered strikes and protests in recent weeks in defiance of a ban on public gatherings in Algiers dating to a bloody Islamic insurgency in the 1990s.

N. Africa, Mideast protests - Arab League to hold summit on Libya YEMEN, 12:17 pm ET, 8:17 pm local: Two human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch, are reporting that 12 people have died as a result of protests in Yemen.

Two Libyan pilots defect, say ordered to bomb protesters         VALLETTA (Reuters) - Two Libyan Air Force fighter pilots defected on Monday and flew their jets to Malta where they told authorities they had been ordered to bomb protesters, Maltese government officials said.

Libyan pilots land in Malta, seek political asylum (2nd Roundup)

Libya crisis: what role do tribal loyalties play? (BBC)

INTERVIEW: Lybian army defector calls for global help in Benghazi Witness reports have repeatedly pointed to mercenaries from African countries such as Mali, Chad, Senegal and Zimbabwe having been recruited to attack the Libyan protesters.

Italy on alert as Libyan jet  pilots flee

Bahrain, Libya Debt Ratings Cut as Protests Mount; Middle East Stocks Fall (Wheat, support around 798 – Target 964)

Jordan's King Abdullah Seeks Rapid Change From New Government Amid Protest

Yemen President calls protests a “flu” contaminating the Arab world Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh said the street protests and demands for his removal were “like a flu,” which had spread from Tunisia to Egypt and was contaminating the Arab world.

Five Killed in Morocco Unrest 

In search of an African revolution International media is following protests across the 'Arab world' but ignoring those in Africa.