Sources: Jerusalem Post
The government threatens a crackdown as the protests spread. 2011-02-9
Traffic to Al Jazeera's English-language website, which features 2011-02-6
Egyptian state television forments the unrest by reporting that "Israeli spies" have infiltrated Cairo, leading to an increase in antisemitic sentiment among the pro-Mubarak forces attacking people and journalists on the streets. 2011-02-3
Representatives of Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are arrested. 2011-02-3
Several countries, including Greece, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United States, announce plans to evacuate citizens from Egypt. Cairo's U.S. embassy schedules flights to so-called safe haven locations in Europe. 2011-01-30
Egyptian air force fighter planes fly low over Cairo and helicopters hover above the city as protestors defy the government-ordered curfew. 2011-01-30
Young people in Egypt form a human chain to protect the Egyptian Museum from further attacks. 2011-01-29
Mubarak orders the army into the streets as buildings and police vehicles burn. 2011-01-28
President Mubarak calls on the government to resign, but gives no indication that he will stand down. 2011-01-28
Three people are killed, two in Suez and one in Cairo. One of the dead is killed after inhaling tear gas. 2011-01-25