Editing 2012 (section)

===February===
* [[February 1]] &ndash; Egypt's deadliest football incident known as the [[Port Said Stadium riot]] is sparked after local Port Said Al Masry fans attack supporters of Cairo-based team [[Al Ahly SC]]. The massacre results in 74 deaths: 72 Al Ahly fans, 1 Al Masry fan and 1 police officer. Most of the deaths are caused by stabbing, fans thrown off the stands and a stampede.
* [[February 6]]
** [[Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her "Diamond Jubilee"]], marking 60 years as Queen of the United Kingdom.
** A [[2012 Negros earthquake|magnitude 6.7 earthquake]] strike in the central [[Philippines]] island of [[Negros (island)|Negros]], leaving 112 people dead.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deaths from Earthquakes in 2012|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/2012/2012_deaths.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327084344/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/2012/2012_deaths.php |publisher= [[USGS]] |archive-date=March 27, 2013 |access-date= March 9, 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[February 19]] &ndash; [[Iran]] suspends oil exports to Britain and France, following sanctions put in place by the European Union and the United States in January.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/19/world/meast/iran-oil-exports/index.html | title=Iran suspends oil exports to France, UK | work=CNN News | date=February 19, 2012 | access-date=February 19, 2012 | author= | archive-date=February 20, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220110442/http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/19/world/meast/iran-oil-exports/index.html?hpt=wo_c2 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[February 21]] &ndash; [[Greek government-debt crisis]]: [[Eurozone]] finance ministers reach an agreement on a second, [[Euro|€]]130-billion Greek [[bailout]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/euro-zone-strikes-deal-on-greece-bailout-20120221-1tkxm.html | title=Euro zone strikes deal on Greece bailout | publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald | agency=Reuters | date=February 21, 2012 | access-date=February 25, 2012 | archive-date=February 24, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224011153/http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/euro-zone-strikes-deal-on-greece-bailout-20120221-1tkxm.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[February 27]] &ndash; [[Yemen]]i [[President of Yemen|President]] [[Ali Abdullah Saleh]] formally transfers power to [[Vice President of Yemen|Vice President]] [[Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi]], after a year of [[Yemeni Revolution|mass protests]], ending his 33-year-long reign.