Egyptian cabinet offers to resign

Egypt's interim cabinet offered to resign on the night of Monday 21 November. The move followed three days of violent clashes in Cairo and other cities between the security forces and protesters, which resulted in at least 33 deaths...

Violent clashes in Cairo

20 people have been killed and 1,750 wounded in ongoing clashes between riot police and some 3,000 protesters in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square since protests began on 18 November, according to Egypt’s health ministry. The protest is now in its...

Cairo withdraws from hosting Olympic event

The Egyptian Football Association has pulled out of hosting the African men's football Olympic qualifying tournament which was due to be held in Cairo from 26 November to 10 December. Egypt told the Confederation of African Football (CAF) that its decision...

Further political instability in Egypt

Egypt’s finance minister Hazem el-Beblawi resigned on 11 October in protest over the killing of 24 unarmed Coptic Christian protesters by the security forces in Cairo on 9 October, in the worst violence seen since former leader Hosni Mubarak was...

24 killed in Cairo violence

At least 24 people have been killed and over 200 injured after Coptic Christians clashed with military police in Cairo on 9 October, in the most violent scenes since the uprising that resulted in the ousting of former leader Hosni...

Lack of clarity over transfer of power in Egypt

Egypt's interim military rulers, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), could remain in power until the end of 2012 according to a timetable for a transition to elected rule, presented by the army's chief of staff Sami Anan...

Egyptian protestors attack Israeli embassy

The Israeli ambassador to Egypt and most of the embassy staff have flown out of the country in the wake of attacks on the embassy by protestors, which broke out after prayers on Friday. Only the consular section of the...

Mubarak trial resumes in Cairo

The trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who is accused of ordering the killing of protesters during Egypt’s uprising earlier this year, resumed on 5 September. The 83-year old, who denies the charges, could face the death penalty if...

Egypt walls off Israeli embassy in Cairo

Egyptian has erected a 2.5m high concrete wall around Israel's embassy in the city of Giza, in the western suburbs of Cairo, amid escalating tensions between the two countries. The governor of Giza, Ali Abd El Rahman, has denied the...

Tourism declines in Egypt

Tourism in Egypt dropped 28 per cent from January to July 2011 according to the latest figures from the Egyptian Tourism Authority (ETA). In the wake of the revolution that ousted President Mubarak in February, and of other disturbances in...