The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/egyptian-revolution-2011/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:05:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Egyptian revolution 2011 | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/egyptian-revolution-2011/ 32 32 New trial begins for leading figure of 2011 Egyptian revolution https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-trial-begins-for-leading-figure-of-2011-egyptian-revolution/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 19:40:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2634430 Alaa Abdel-Fattah, his lawyer and another blogger appear in court on charges of 'broadcasting false news,' after being arrested in wake of rare anti-Sissi protests

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]]> Egypt releases comedian after more than 2 years in prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-releases-comedian-after-more-than-2-years-in-prison/ Sun, 18 Oct 2020 11:13:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2410415 Samy Abu Zaid, who worked for satirical TV program, was arrested in 2018 and held without trial

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]]> Homecoming: Alexandria synagogue hosts Egypt’s largest Jewish prayers in decades https://www.timesofisrael.com/homecoming-alexandria-synagogue-hosts-egypts-largest-jewish-prayers-in-decades/ Sat, 15 Feb 2020 14:00:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2217719 180 members of Egyptian-Jewish Diaspora return to fete renovated Eliyahu Hanavi shul, even as country's tiny Jewish community prepares for a Jew-free future

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]]> Rising from ashes of Arab Spring, women lead a first Muslim feminist revolution https://www.timesofisrael.com/rising-from-ashes-of-arab-spring-women-lead-a-first-muslim-feminist-revolution/ Sun, 28 Jul 2019 00:20:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2112999 The often violent upheaval sweeping the Middle East in the last decade has also spurred women to cling to gains earned as they fight, and rebuild, alongside men

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]]> Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi dies suddenly in court https://www.timesofisrael.com/ousted-egyptian-president-mohamed-morsi-dies-suddenly-in-court/ Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:24:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2095919 Cairo officials say Islamist leader blacked out and died moments after telling a judge he had 'many secrets' to reveal in his espionage trial

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]]> Egypt arrests activists after commemoration of Arab Spring uprising https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-arrests-activists-after-commemoration-of-uprising/ Wed, 30 Jan 2019 11:09:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2009130 Five reportedly detained for attending ceremony marking eight years since the 2011 revolution that ousted Mubarak

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]]> Hamas denies Mubarak claim it sent fighters to Egypt during 2011 uprising https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-denies-mubarak-claim-it-sent-fighters-to-egypt-during-2011-uprising/ Sat, 29 Dec 2018 22:51:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1988838 Terror group decries alleged efforts to 'embroil the Palestinian movement into Egypt's internal affairs,' says it is committed to non-intervention in other countries' affairs

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]]> Mubarak gets nod to exit prison on Monday https://www.timesofisrael.com/mubarak-gets-nod-to-exit-prison-on-monday/ Mon, 13 Mar 2017 14:52:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1579389 Prosecutor says Egyptian ex-president may leave military hospital following acquittal over 2011 protester killings

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]]> Egypt appeals court acquits Mubarak over 2011 protester killings https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-appeals-court-acquits-mubarak-over-2011-protester-killings/ Thu, 02 Mar 2017 18:28:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1572563 Ousted president cleared of inciting deaths of some 850 demonstrators in 18-day revolt that brought down his reign

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]]> The strange, unending limbo of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/17/world/middleeast/the-strange-unending-limbo-of-egypts-hosni-mubarak.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Mon, 16 May 2016 22:30:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1393363 While technically a free man, the deposed 88-year-old ex-dictator remains confined to a comfortable hospital room that doubles as a jail cell, The New York Times reports

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]]> Egypt sentences 51 to prison over islands protests https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-sentences-51-to-prison-over-islands-protests/ Sat, 14 May 2016 22:13:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1392150 April rallies against transfer of Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia were the largest since el-Sissi's 2014 election

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]]> Egypt’s president praises 2011 uprising, urges patience https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypts-president-praises-2011-uprising-urges-patience/ Sun, 24 Jan 2016 20:25:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1327130 Sissi says uprising that toppled Mubarak revived 'noble principles,' and that 2013 protest ahead of coup 'corrected' hijacked protest movement

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]]> Egypt arrests 3 Facebook admins ahead of revolution anniversary https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-arrests-3-facebook-admins-ahead-of-revolution-anniversary/ Sun, 03 Jan 2016 01:31:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1313861 Interior Ministry accuses suspects of being members of Muslim Brotherhood, using net to incite against state

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]]> Facebook’s free Internet service in Egypt closes down https://www.timesofisrael.com/facebooks-free-internet-service-in-egypt-closes-down/ Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:08:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1312119 Social media giant behind program serving three million people says it hopes to resolve situation 'soon'

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]]> Egypt’s ‘largest-ever’ operation in Sinai – again https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypts-largest-ever-operation-in-sinai-again/ Mon, 14 Sep 2015 00:16:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1250310 Why Cairo appears to be taking the Islamist threat from the peninsula more seriously than before

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