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On air at 1100GMT: Remember the Arab Spring?

Ben James Ben James | 09:24 UK time, Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Opponent of Colonel Gaddafi claim to have made gains around Brega

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"Gaddafi's fate is as newsworthy as Murdoch's"

a few days ago.

She's not the only one: a of are pointing out that, while much coverage is being devoted to Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, phone-hacking and resignations, there's a lot still going on in the Middle East.

So - we're going to talk about the latest situations in Yemen, Syria, Egypt & Libya on the programme at 1100GMT - here are some of things happening there in the last couple of days ...

* In Yemen, after government forces opened fire on protesters in the capital city, Sanaa - the first fighting there since President Saleh left for medical treatment in June.

* In Syria, in the city of Homs in apparent sectarian killings.

* In Libya, US officials held face-to-face talks with representatives of Colonel Gaddafi. Meanwhile, opposition fighters have been battling government forces in Brega, an important oil town.

* In Egypt, protesters have been for the last 10 days saying they're disillusioned with the way the country is being run, post-President Mubarak.

We want to hear your take on the latest situation - so if you're in any of those places, or have questions for people who are, then get in touch.

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