Sources: AFP
An Egyptian court sentences former acting Muslim Brotherhood leader Mahmoud Ezzat to life imprisonment for murder and terror offences connected to 2013 clashes in Cairo. 2021-04-8
A suicide bombing kills the bomber and three police officers in Cairo, Egypt. Two others are injured. 2019-02-18
Seven people are killed after a truck collides with a train near Cairo, Egypt. 2016-01-31
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
The Syrian opposition makes the Egyptian capital Cairo its headquarters. 2012-11-19
Tens of thousands of people converge on Cairo's Tahrir Square to demonstrate against Egypt's military rulers, who have seized power following the ousting from power of Hosni Mubarak in last year's revolution. 2012-06-19
The corruption trial of the former President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, resumes in Cairo. 2011-12-28
2011 Egyptian revolution: Activists gather in the Egyptian capital Cairo, calling for the end of the post-Hosni Mubarak military regime. 2011-12-23
At least one person is killed and more than 40 left wounded after hundreds of Christian protesters clash with riot police in Cairo, Egypt. 2010-11-25
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