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Thousands of protestors march across Egypt, including at Tahrir Square, demanding the resignation of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
2019-09-20

The Egyptian Parliament approves a draft law creating the 18-member Supreme Council for ‎Combating Terrorism and Extremism. The new body is headed by the President and is expected to also contain the Prime Minister, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the defence and interior ministers. The new body replaces the National Council to Combat Terrorism and Extremism created by Presidential decree by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in 2017.
2018-04-2

Mohamed Morsi, former President of Egypt, is sentenced to life imprisonment and another 15 years for his role in allegedly leaking government secrets to Qatar. Six people, including two Al Jazeera employees, are sentenced to death.
2016-06-18

King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud announces, during his trip to Cairo, that a bridge crossing the Red Sea will be built, linking Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says the bridge will be named after the Saudi monarch. A Saudi–Egypt Causeway project has been in the works for years.
2016-04-8

Egyptians flood the streets in mass protests on the anniversary of the inauguration of President Mohamed Morsi demanding his resignation.
2013-06-30

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's retrial on charges of corruption and conspiracy to kill protesters during the 2011 Egyptian revolution is transferred to another court.
2013-04-13

Violent clashes occur in Cairo between supporters and opponents of the President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi.
2012-12-5

The head of the Arab League Amr Moussa announces that he will run as a candidate in the Egyptian presidential election.
2011-02-27

Amr Moussa, Arab League Secretary General and a former Egyptian foreign minister, says he would "seriously" consider whether to seek the Egyptian presidency.
2011-02-2

Clashes occur in Cairo and Alexandria between supporters and opponents of President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak with one person dead and 700 injured.
2011-02-2