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More than 230 killed in Sinai mosque 
Map of al-Rawda Bir al-Abed al-Arish Sinai Egypt Militants have launched a bomb and gun attack on a mosque. The mosque in the town of Bir al-Abed, near al-Arish, was targeted during Friday prayers
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Qatar row: Four countries cut links with Doha Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region
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Egypt Coptic Christians killed in bus attack 
Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt, killing at least 28 people and wounding 25 others, officials say
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State of emergency after deadly Coptic church attacks
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| Jun.16 |
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EgyptAir plane's voice recorder found |
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| Jun.15 |
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EgyptAir crash: Wreckage found in Mediterranean
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| May.20 |
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EgyptAir: 'Smoke detected' inside cabin before crash |
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EgyptAir crash: Debris found from flight MS804 |
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| May.19 |
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EgyptAir crash: Plane wreckage found near Greek island |
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| May.18 |
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EgyptAir Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo 'disappears from radar'| 56 passengers, 7 crew members and 3 security personnel on board Flight MS804. The Airbus A320 was flying at 11,300m when it went missing | |
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| Mar.29 |
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EgyptAir hijack: Man surrenders at Larnaca airport |
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| Feb.16 |
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former UN head, dies at 93. Cairo
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| Jan.8 |
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Egypt attack: Three tourists stabbed at Hurghada hotel |
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| Nov.5 |
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Curbs on Sharm el-Sheikh travel widen |
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| Nov.4 |
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Sinai plane crash: Bomb may have downed airliner |
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| Oct.31 |
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No survivors on Russian airliner KGL9268. Sinai
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| Sep.13 |
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Mexican tourists killed by Egyptian security forces |
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| Aug.6 |
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Egypt launches Suez Canal expansion Egypt has opened a major expansion of the Suez Canal, which deepens the main waterway and provides ships with a 35km (22 mile) channel parallel...
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64 soldiers killed in ISIS attack on Egyptian Army's checkpoints Sinai: Islamic militants on Wednesday unleashed a wave of simultaneous attacks on Egyptian Army checkpoints in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula
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| May.16 |
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Morsi, Egypt's ex-leader, sentenced to death |
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| Feb.15 |
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Egyptian Christians held in Libya 'killed' |
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| Feb.8 |
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Egypt Cairo football clashes leave at least 22 dead Clashes between football fans and security forces after fans of the Zamalek tried to force their way into a match without tickets
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| Jan.29 |
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Militant attacks in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula leave 20 dead |
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| Nov.29 |
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Mubarak cleared over protest killings. Cairo
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| Oct.24 |
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Egypt: Sinai bomb kills 26 troops
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| Jun.23 |
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Al-Jazeera trio jailed in Egypt. Cairo
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| Mar.26 |
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Egypt army head runs for presidency. Cairo
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| Mar.24 |
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528 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to death |
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| Jan.25 |
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Egypt anniversary clashes kill 29 Cairo: Rival demonstrations of supporters and opponents of the military-backed government took place at the anniversary of the 2011 uprising
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| Jan.23 |
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Explosion rocks Cairo police headquarters |
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| Jan.18 |
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Egypt referendum 'wins 98% support' Cairo: Egypt's referendum on a new constitution has been backed by 98.1% of people who voted, officials say
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| Jan.13 |
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Egypt holds vote on new constitution |
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| Dec.23 |
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Deadly blast at Egypt security site |
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| Nov.20 |
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Egyptian troops die in Sinai attack |
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| Nov.17 |
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27 killed when train crashes into cars near Cairo |
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| Nov.4 |
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Morsi tells trial 'I am president' |
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| Oct.6 |
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Fresh clashes in Egypt 'kill 50'. Cairo
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| Aug.21 |
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Egypt court orders Mubarak freed |
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| Aug.19 |
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Egypt Muslim Brotherhood leader held. Cairo
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| Aug.18 |
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36 killed as Muslim Brotherhood members try to escape prison truck |
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| Aug.17 |
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Security forces 'clear Cairo mosque' |
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| Aug.16 |
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Dozens dead in Egypt 'day of anger' |
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Deaths as Cairo violence resumes |
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| Aug.13 |
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Pro-Morsi protest camps in Cairo cleared. 638 killed
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| Jul.27 |
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38 protesters killed in clashes near pro-Morsi rally. Cairo
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| Jul.26 |
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Huge rival rallies grip Egypt |
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Judge orders Morsi to be jailed for 15 days |
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| Jul.8 |
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Egypt interim leader sets poll plan |
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| Jul.7 |
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Morsi supporters 'shot dead' in Cairo |
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| Jul.4 |
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Egypt army arrests key figures in Muslim Brotherhood |
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| Jul.3 |
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Military ousts Egypt's Morsi | Cairo: Egypt's military toppled the country's first democratically elected president and reportedly put him under house arrest. Military is rounding up some of his top supporters even as the deposed Mohamed Morsy insisted that he remains the country's legitimate leader. Ge... | |
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| Jul.2 |
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Morsi defiant as protest deaths rise |
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| Jul.1 |
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Egypt's Morsi rebuffs army ultimatum |
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Protesters to Morsy: You have one day |
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| Feb.26 |
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Tourists killed as hot air balloon explodes in Egypt
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| Jan.28 |
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Egypt protests defy night curfew |
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| Jan.27 |
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Curfew issued as Egypt death toll rises |
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| Jan.26 |
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Fans verdicts spark Egypt unrest
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| Jan.25 |
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Fatal clashes mark Egypt uprising |
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| Dec.25 |
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Voters back Egyptian constitution
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| Dec.22 |
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Egypt's vice-president resigns |
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| Dec.8 |
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President Morsi 'annuls' powers decree |
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| Dec.6 |
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Tanks deployed near presidential palace after protests |
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| Dec.2 |
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Egypt judges refuse to oversee Morsi referendum |
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| Nov.29 |
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Assembly adopts new constitution |
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| Nov.27 |
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Crowd to Morsi: Ditch decree or leave. Cairo
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| Nov.24 |
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Top Egyptian judicial body rips Morsi |
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| Nov.23 |
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State TV: Protesters storm Muslim Brotherhood HQ |
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| Nov.22 |
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Egypt president takes new powers
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| Nov.17 |
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Egypt bus-train crash kills 50 children |
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| Nov.4 |
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Egypt's Coptic Christians pick new pope |
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| Sep.13 |
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Anti-US protests spread in Arab world. Yemen
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| Aug.12 |
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Egypt president 'retires' military figures |
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| Aug.5 |
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Police die in Egypt border attack |
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| Jun.24 |
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Islamist Morsi wins Egyptian presidency | Cairo: Mohamed Morsi was declared the new president of Egypt on Sunday, following the first democratic election in Egypt's history. He won 51.73% of the vote, beating former PM Ahmed Shafiq. The announcement prompted... | |
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| Jun.14 |
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Egypt's highest court declares parliament invalid |
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| Jun.2 |
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Mubarak jailed for protest deaths | Cairo: An Egyptian court has sentenced ex-President Hosni Mubarak to life in prison for complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising. The 84-year-old is the first ex-leader to be tried in ... | |
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| Apr.17 |
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Bans on Egypt candidates upheld |
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| Mar.17 |
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Egypt Coptic Christian Pope dies Pope Shenouda III has died at the age of 88, state television has announced. Coptic Christians make up 10% of Egypt's 80 million population
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| Feb.1 |
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Dozens killed in Egypt stadium clashes At least 74 people have been killed in clashes between rival fans following a football match in the city of Port Said. Scores were injured
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| Dec.3 |
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Egypt Islamists widen poll lead |
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| Nov.24 |
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Egypt military 'appoints new PM' |
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| Nov.23 |
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Unrest continues in central Cairo |
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| Nov.19 |
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Clashes intensify in Cairo's Tahrir Square
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| Oct.9 |
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23 dead as forces clash with protesters |
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| Sep.9 |
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Protesters break into Israeli embassy
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| Apr.13 |
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Hosni Mubarak's detention ordered |
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| Mar.20 |
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Egyptians approve constitutional changes |
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| Feb.21 |
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Two Iranian warships 'enter Suez Canal' |
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| Feb.12 |
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Egypt moves to reassure allies |
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| Feb.11 |
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Mubarak steps down, vice president says Cairo: Hosni Mubarak is stepping down from the presidency, VP Omar Suleiman said, prompting Cairo demonstrators to chant 'Egypt is free!'
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| Feb.4 |
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Tens of thousands demand change |
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Huge crowds in Cairo for 'departure day'
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| Jan.29 |
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Defiant Cairo protesters lose fear
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Embattled Mubarak appoints deputy |
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| Jan.25 |
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3 dead after thousands protest |
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| Dec.31 |
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Deadly blast at Egyptian church |
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| Jun.4 |
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Obama speaks of tensions with Muslims |
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| Feb.22 |
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Cairo is hit by deadly bomb blast |
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| Sep.29 |
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Kidnapped European tourists freed |
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| Jan.22 |
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Palestinians blow up border wall. Gaza
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| Apr.24 |
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Three bombs rip through resort
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| Feb.3 |
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Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued
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| Dec.30 |
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Soldiers kill 20 Sudanese refugees |
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| Dec.24 |
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Nour jailed for 5 years |
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| Nov.27 |
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Muslim Brotherhood's poll success |
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| Nov.25 |
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Palestinians take over key border |
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| Sep.9 |
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Mubarak wins vote |
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| Jul.22 |
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88 died as explosions rock resort town Sinai: Multiple explosions struck Sharm el-Sheik, targeting a hotel and killing at least 30 people
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| Apr.30 |
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Cairo tourists come under attack |
before year 2000
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| Oct. 6, 1981 |
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Assassination of Anwar Sadat Cairo: He engaged in negotiations with Israel, culminating in the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty; this won him and Israeli Prime Minister the Nobel Peace Prize
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| Nov. 19, 1977 |
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Anwar Sadat goes to Jerusalem on personal peace mission Sadat became the first Arab leader to visit Israel officially when he met with Israeli Prime Minister Begin, and spoke before the Knesset
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| Apr. 3, 1949 |
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Arab armistice with Israel The agreements ended the official hostilities of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War between Israel and neighboring Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria
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| Dec. 10, 1902 |
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Aswan Dam opened The British began construction of the first dam across the Nile in 1898. Construction lasted until 1902
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| Jan. 11, 1883 |
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France and Great Britain abandon joint control of Egypt
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| Jul. 11, 1882 |
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Alexandria bombarded by the British Map of Alexandria Egypt In July 1882, the city came under bombardment from British naval forces and was occupied
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| Nov. 17, 1869 |
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First ships through Suez Canal Map of Port Said Egypt An artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened after 10 years of construction
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| Aug. 1, 1798 |
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Nelson wins Battle of the Nile |
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| Jul. 21, 1798 |
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Battle of the Pyramids
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| Mar. 4, 1193 |
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Sultan Saladin dies. Damascus
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