Unrest grips the Middle East

Unrest continues to grip multiple area in the Middle East and North Africa. Emboldened by protests in Tunisia and Egypt, opposition groups in Libya (multiple cities), Yemen (Aden, Taiz and Sanaa) and Bahrain (Manama) are taking to the streets on 17 February in an attempt to oust the regimes. The security forces are doing everything in their power to suppress the protests, however, one gets the sense that the momentum is with the people and further resignations and significant political reforms are likely.