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Egypt's Interior Ministry announces the death of a senior figure in the Islamic State’s “Sinai province.” Ashraf Ali Hassanein al Gharabli, killed in a Cairo shootout with police, was also linked to other extremist groups and terrorist activities.
2015-11-10

A bomb detonates on a bus carrying Egyptian military conscripts in Arish, injuring 18.
2015-07-26

In Cairo, Egypt, clashes between police and fans of Zamalek SC kill 22 people. Egyptian authorities indefinitely suspend football league matches.
2015-02-8

Egyptian interior minister Mohamed Ibrahim Moustafa survives an assassination attempt as his convoy traveled through the Nasr City district in Cairo.
2013-09-5

Hundreds are reported dead - including 43 police - across Egypt as security forces disperse two pro-Morsi sit-ins; one at Rabaa Square and one at al-Nahda Square.
2013-08-14

Six people – including army officers and policemen – are killed and another eleven wounded in a series of militant attacks in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
2013-07-22

Activists in Egypt mark the first anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak in the 2011 Egyptian Revolution with a strike and a day of civil disobedience.
2012-02-11

Egyptian police shoot and kill two protesters in Suez, the first deaths to occur as protests spring up over the Port Said Stadium clashes. [http:--www.ajc.com-news-nation-world-22-dead-in-egypt-1328173.html (AP via "Atlanta Journal Constitution")]date=August 2019
2012-02-3

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appears in court for the second session of his trial with his two sons Alaa and Gamal who share corruption charges with him; the trial is subsequently adjourned and ordered to be merged with that of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly.
2011-08-15

Coptic Christians clash with police in Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt, as they demand more protection for Egypt's Christian minority following a New Year's Day bombing of a Coptic church that killed 21.
2011-01-3