Egyptian authorities ban protests and block access to some websites after continuing street demonstrations in the country.

Fresh anti-govt protests in Egypt © Al Jazeera

Protesters storm the State Security Intelligence building in Alexandria, Egypt after police officers had previously fired on the crowd.
2011-03-4

The Egyptian Ministry for Health estimates that at least 365 people were killed and 5,500 injured in the 2011 Egyptian protests.
2011-02-16

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak refuses to resign in an address to the nation.
2011-02-10

The protests continue in Egypt for a fifteenth day, hours after a detained Google executive is released with the crowds the biggest yet.
2011-02-8

Mohamed ElBaradei, of the Egyptian opposition, raises concerns that clashes in Cairo could escalate into a "bloodbath".
2011-02-2

Google and Twitter team up to build a voice-to-tweet system to allow Egyptians to tweet despite the closure of Internet and mobile phone systems.
2011-02-1

The Government of Australia sends a QANTAS jet to evacuate Australians trapped in Egypt while the United States Government charters jets to evacuate its citizens.
2011-01-31

Tens of thousands of people protest against the government in Egypt on a "day of revolt".
2011-01-25

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2011-01-26

Egyptian Protests

Egyptian authorities ban protests and block access to some websites after continuing street demonstrations in the country.

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