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

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

After being released by the authorities, Google executive Wael Ghonim addresses the crowds in Tahrir Square.
2011-02-9

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

Egyptian authorities ban protests and block access to some websites after continuing street demonstrations in the country.
2011-01-26

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

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

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