Sources: Sify
The extent of looting of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo during the 2011 Egyptian protests is worse than previously announced. 2011-02-12
Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon calls for the "violence and intimidation" to "stop", saying that events have taken "a deeply troubling turn" and branding restrictions on the media as "utterly unacceptable". 2011-02-4
Video footage emerges on YouTube of a police van being driven at high speed into peacefully marching anti-regime protesters. 2011-02-3
Four members of the April 6 Youth Movement, an opposition group known for organising events on Facebook, are arrested by Egyptian authorities. 2011-02-3
Other world leaders offer their views on the ongoing crisis in Egypt. 2011-02-2
Egyptian authorities extend the curfew hours they are imposing on the people of Egypt. The government threatens to open fire on any person who disobeys its rule. 2011-01-30
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
The parliament speaker says Egypt has no plans for early elections despite the mass popular demonstrations against the government. 2011-01-29
NDP headquarters are set on fire in Cairo, with Al Jazeera footage showing the building ablaze. 2011-01-28
Vice President of the United States Joe Biden attracts criticism for his refusal to refer to Mubarak as a "dictator", instead describing him as "an ally of ours in a number of things and he's been very responsible on, relative to geopolitical interests in the region: Middle East peace efforts, the actions Egypt has taken relative to normalizing the relationship with Israel". 2011-01-28