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Egyptians protest in front of an army tank in central Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ali)
March 24, 2018, 5:32 pm
Egypt: Seven years since the revolution
Ahead of next week’s elections, a look at key events since the 2011 uprising that ended the rule of Hosni Mubarak
By AFP
Egyptian human rights lawyer Khaled Ali speaks during a press conference in Cairo, on January 24, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)
January 25, 2018, 2:09 am
Sissi’s last real challenger quits Egypt presidential race
Human rights lawyer Khaled Ali cites ‘signs that pointed to a will to poison the whole operation and to corrupt and empty it of its supposedly democratic content’
By Maram Mazen
Egyptians drive past a billboard bearing the image of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, as part of the campaign for his reelection in the upcoming polls scheduled for March 2018, on January 22, 2018, in Cairo. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)
January 24, 2018, 6:43 pm
After rival accused of crimes, Egypt’s Sissi registers candidacy for reelection
Several potential opponents in presidential race have either ruled themselves out or been targeted for prosecution
By AFP
Former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi in a makeshift courtroom at the national police academy, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 18, 2016. (AP/Amr Nabil)
December 30, 2017, 12:45 pm
Egypt court jails ousted president Morsi for insulting judiciary
18 others, including prominent rights activists, also sentenced to three years in prison
By AP
Mohamed Anwar Sadat speaking in the Egyptian parliament. (Screen capture: YouTube)
February 28, 2017, 6:53 pm
Egyptian parliament boots nephew of Anwar Sadat
Mohamed Anwar Sadat, whose president uncle was assassinated over peace deal with Israel, says his expulsion a warning to opposition
By AFP
In this February 21, 2016 file photo, Aida Seif el-Dawla, Suzan Fayyad, center, and Magda Adly, right, co-founder of El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence, hold a press conference in Cairo. (AP Photo/Mohamed el Raai, File)
February 9, 2017, 4:51 pm
Egypt closes offices of key anti-torture organization
Shuttering of El-Nadeem Center in Cairo seen as part of government’s effort to silence critical groups
By AFP
Egyptian protesters run for cover from tear gas fired by riot police during a Cairo demonstration against the handing over of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, April 25, 2016. (AFP Photo/Mohamed el-Shahed)
July 13, 2016, 12:32 pm
Amnesty: Egypt uses ‘shocking’ tactics against dissidents
Children among those tortured and disappeared amid regime’s efforts ‘to intimidate opponents and wipe out peaceful dissent’
By AFP
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, speaks at the funeral of the top public prosecutor Hisham Barakat, killed in a terrorist attack, June 30, 2015. (Egyptian Presidency via AP, File)
From the WebJanuary 10, 2016, 3:28 am
Egypt’s president turns to religion to bolster his authority
As Sissi wrestles with terrorism and a weak economy, it is in Islam that he finds justification for a crackdown on his rivals, The New York Times reports
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi looks on during the Arab League summit at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh on March 29, 2015. (AFP/ MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)
August 19, 2015, 3:26 am
US denounces Egypt’s new counter-terrorism law
State Department warns some of the new measures ‘could have significant detrimental impact on human rights, fundamental freedoms’
By AFP
In this picture taken Tuesday, June 30, 2015, provided by the office of the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, speaks at the funeral for Hisham Barakat in Cairo. (Egyptian Presidency via AP)
July 2, 2015, 1:11 am
Muslim Brotherhood calls for ‘rebellion’ against Sissi
Threatened escalation follows deaths of 9 MB leaders after Egypt rocked by Cairo bombing and by Sinai jihadist attacks that killed dozens
By Ashraf Sweilam and Brian Rohan
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa 2015 on May 22, 2015, in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, Jordan. (AFP/Khalil Mazraawi)
June 2, 2015, 6:00 pm
Sissi heads to Germany, seeking Western support
Shrugging off criticism over rights violations, Cairo pursues stronger ties, investment to stabilize Egypt
By Brian Rohan
In this May 8, 2014 file photo, Egypt's ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi sits in a defendant cage in the Police Academy courthouse in Cairo, Egypt. (AP/Tarek el-Gabbas, File)
April 19, 2015, 5:42 am
Egypt’s Morsi faces possible death penalty
Execution of country’s first freely elected leader would mark ‘escalation’ by military-backed Sissi government, says expert
By Tony Gamal-Gabriel
Egyptian protesters are surrounded by army soldiers trying to lead them away from Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, February 13, 2011. (photo credit: AP/Tara Todras-Whitehill, File)
December 14, 2014, 9:34 pm
Egypt briefly holds three on ‘sabotage’ suspicions
Trio of Egyptians, including two with British citizenship, allegedly heard making plans to destabilize country
By AP
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. (photo credit: AP/Egypt's State Television)
May 12, 2014, 8:47 am
Egypt’s el-Sissi promises progress in 2 years
Vowing to be frank about country’s problems, ex-military chief warns Egyptians must lower their expectations
By Sarah El Deeb
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi swears in newly-appointed Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, in Cairo, Egypt last August (photo credit: AP/Egyptian Presidency)
July 4, 2013, 8:15 am
Morsi’s fall is a blow to Mideast Islamists
Disillusioned by democracy, other groups may chose bullets over ballots in future standoffs
By Hamza Hendawi and Lee Keath
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