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Egypt's highest civilian court upholds the death sentence of 12 members of the Muslim Brotherhood over a 2013 sit-in, which ended with security forces opening fire and killing several hundred pro-Brotherhood protesters. The ruling, which cannot be appealed, leaves the men closer to execution with a pending approval by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
2021-06-14

Egypt declares a two-week nationwide curfew between 7pm and 6am to prevent the spread of the virus. Those who break the curfew will be fined up to 4,000 pounds or be jailed, according to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.
2020-03-24

An Egyptian court hands down a death sentence to Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie and thirteen others.
2015-03-16

An Egyptian court sentences three al-Jazeera journalists Peter Greste, Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, accused of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, to seven years in jail.
2014-06-23

Three judges in Egypt chairing the trial of the leaders Muslim Brotherhood step down, citing reasons of conscience.
2013-10-29

Egyptian security forces clear a Cairo mosque after a long stand-off with the Muslim Brotherhood.
2013-08-17

Egypt's military-backed interim government selects economist Hazem Al Beblawi as the interim Prime Minister.
2013-07-9

Voters in Egypt go to the polls for a second day to vote in the second round of a presidential election, with former prime minister Ahmed Shafik and Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party both competing for the presidency.
2012-06-17

Voters in Egypt go to the polls for the second round of a presidential election, with ex-Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq and Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood competing for the presidency.
2012-06-16

Islamist parties win the first stage of the Egyptian parliamentary election, with the Muslim Brotherhood-aligned Freedom and Justice Party first at 37% of the vote, and the more hardline Salafi Al-Nour Party in second place with 24% of the vote.
2011-12-4