Sources: DAWN
The government threatens a crackdown as the protests spread. 2011-02-9
Al-Arabiya TV reports that former interior minister Habib Ibrahim El Adly and other former ministers are under house arrest pending an official probe. 2011-02-4
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) compiles a list of members of the media who have come under attack in Egypt today. 2011-02-2
Omar Suleiman is sworn in as Vice President of Egypt, the first person to hold the office under President Hosni Mubarak, who has reigned for 30 years. 2011-01-29
Young people in Egypt form a human chain to protect the Egyptian Museum from further attacks. 2011-01-29
Two mummies housed at the Egyptian Museum are destroyed and statues are broken into pieces, though ordinary citizens unite to prevent further destruction. The vandals are reported to have been convicts who escaped amid the protests. 2011-01-29
The same fire threatens the nearby world-famous Egyptian Museum, with concerns expressed for the safety of its contents. A powerful explosion is heard in the area. There are reports that protesters are trying to protect the museum. 2011-01-28
The latest U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks indicate that police brutality in Egypt is "routine and pervasive" and the use of torture so widespread that the Egyptian government has stopped denying it exists. 2011-01-28
International politicians, including William Hague and Hillary Clinton, speak out in support of the aims of the protesters and ask the Mubarak regime to listen to the people. 2011-01-28
Further cables reveal the Obama administration wished to maintain its close political and military relationship with Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak and its belief that Mubarak would "inevitably win" yet another presidential election in 2011. 2011-01-28