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Egyptian authorities arrest Mahmoud Ezzat, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood. He was serving a sentence "in absentia" and was detained in a hideout in Cairo.
2020-08-28

Two police officers are shot dead by gunmen near the Giza pyramids, on the outskirts of Cairo.
2016-01-9

The storm spreads to Egypt with some Cairo suburbs seeing snowfall. Local news reports claimed it was the capital's first snowfall in 112 years. Night temperatures are expected to drop as low as 2°C - 36°F.
2013-12-13

Protestors breach the walls of the U.S. embassy compound in Sana'a, Yemen. Yemeni police fire warning shots in the air and four people are killed. The Egyptian ministry of health says 224 people are injured in demonstrations around the embassy in Cairo. In Kuwait, 500 people gather and chant near the embassy.
2012-09-13

The Arab League meets in Cairo to discuss sending a joint mission to Syria with the United Nations.
2012-02-12

Clashes continue in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a third day between the Egyptian Army and protesters.
2011-12-18

Clashes between Christian Copt and Muslims in the Egyptian capital Cairo kill 13 people and injure 140.
2011-03-9

The Mubaraks flee Cairo and head for the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
2011-02-11

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

The Arab League, speaking in Cairo, states written guarantees are required if Palestine is to enter into direct negotiations with Israel as Egyptian, Israeli, Palestinian and American representatives meet to talk.
2010-07-18