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/ 4 February 2011
After 11 days of anti-government protests marked by deadly unrest, the regime appears to be trying to find an "honourable exit" for Hosni Mubarak.
International community urged to shun Egypt’s president.
President Hosni Mubarak ruled out resigning immediately to end a violent confrontation over his 30-year-rule, arguing this would bring chaos to Egypt.
Egypt’s government struggled to regain control of the nation, inviting Islamist opponents to political talks as protesters battled on the streets.
Responding to demands of "Mubarak out!", the Egyptian president announced that he would stay in power until presidential elections in September.
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/ 3 February 2011
The United States on Thursday condemned a "concerted campaign" of intimidation against international journalists covering the unrest in Egypt.
Gunmen fired on anti-government protesters in Cairo, where fighting killed six and prompted new calls for President Hosni Mubarak to hand over power.
Egypt on Thursday faced another day of violence after supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak clashed with opposition protesters on Wednesday.
Supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak clashed violently with opposition protesters on Wednesday after storming their rally in Cairo.
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/ 2 February 2011
Clashes broke out between opponents and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak in central Cairo on Wednesday.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Tuesday he would surrender power in September, angering protesters who want an immediate end to his rule.
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/ 1 February 2011
At least two million people rallied across Egypt on Tuesday clamouring for President Hosni Mubarak to give up power.
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/ 1 February 2011
Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched in Egypt’s second city Alexandria on Tuesday calling for President Hosni Mubarak to quit.
Crowds gathered in Cairo on Tuesday for a protest they hoped would swell to a million people demanding an end to the rule of President Hosni Mubarak.
Cairo’s international airport was a scene of chaos and confusion on Monday as thousands of foreigners sought to flee the unrest in Egypt.
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/ 31 January 2011
Egyptian protesters on Monday called for an indefinite strike in Egypt and a "million man march" on Tuesday in Cairo.
Egyptian protesters were camped out in central Cairo on Monday and vowed to stay until they had toppled President Hosni Mubarak.
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/ 30 January 2011
The stench of blazing tyres filled the streets of Cairo on Sunday as President Hosni Mubarak sought to bargain with angry crowds.
Egypt’s president gave the first indication on Saturday he was preparing an eventual handover of power by naming a vice-president.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak clung to power on Saturday as protesters took to the streets again to demand that he quit.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak refused on Saturday to bow to demands that he resign after ordering troops and tanks into cities.
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/ 28 January 2011
President Hosni Mubarak imposed a curfew and ordered troops to back up police as they struggled to control crowds who flooded the streets of Cairo.
Cairo was the scene of violent chaos on Friday, when tens of thousands of anti-government protesters stoned and confronted police.
Activists geared up for the biggest protests yet on Friday to end Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s three-decade rule.
Thousands of Egyptians demanded an end to President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule and clashed with police on Tuesday.
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/ 30 December 2010
Bayak Chuol Puoch survived one of the last century’s deadliest wars, so it might be understandable that he is hesitant to risk another.
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/ 1 December 2010
Egypt’s ruling party won 209 seats of the 508 in the first round of a parliamentary election, while opposition parties took five seats.
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/ 14 October 2009
Four-time champions Brazil will play Ghana in the final of the Under-20 World Cup on Friday after both sides safely negotiated their semifinals.
Egypt on Thursday said its cull of 250 000 pigs was a general health measure rather than a precaution against swine flu.
The poverty of Cairo’s slums forced a young couple to sell nearly everything they had. When that wasn’t enough, each of them sold a kidney.
Eleventh-hour talks on a Israel-Hamas prisoner swap appeared to collapse on Tuesday as both sides accused each other of about-turns and bad faith.
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/ 24 February 2009
Egyptian security services believe an Islamist cell carried out a nail-bomb attack near a popular tourist site in Cairo that killed a French teenager.