Organisers of the 2011 Egyptian protests call on supporters to fill every square in Cairo after two days of clashes between supporters and opponents of President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak. 2011-02-4
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran, says that the 2011 Egyptian protests and Tunisian uprising are a result of "Islamic awareness". 2011-02-4
Hosni Mubarak breaks his silence to grant an interview to Christiane Amanpour of America's ABC News inside his palace. 2011-02-3
Egypt's attorney-general bans several former ministers and Ahmed Ezz, a prominent member of the ruling party who resigned last week, from travelling abroad; their bank accounts are also frozen. 2011-02-3
Egyptian protesters continue nationwide demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak for a ninth day. 2011-02-2
Mubarak addresses the nation to tell the people of his refusal to leave Egypt, though promises to resign at the end of his term. He tells the people of Egypt that he is "proud of his achievements over the years in serving Egypt and its people". 2011-02-1
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
Tens of thousands of people protest against the government in Egypt on a "day of revolt". 2011-01-25