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Egypt, the most populous country in the Arab world, claims one of the world’s oldest cultures, descending from an ancient civilization that emerged in the 10th millennium BCE.
Widespread Middle East unrest in 2011 loosed grievances against the 30-year autocratic rule of President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted following a dramatic period of protest that became a watershed moment in the Arab Spring. This upheaval paved the way for the country’s first free parliamentary elections, in which the Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi was elected president. Subsequent protests against Morsi’s authoritarianism led to a 2013 military coup d’etat and the election of former general Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as president in 2014.
Learn more about Egypt. Scroll below to view our archive of articles and chronology of latest news.
CHRONOLOGY OF COVERAGE
JAN. 27, 2016
Human rights activists say hundreds of Egyptians, who are believed to be opponents of Pres Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, have disappeared for months at time into network of secretive detention centers; say prisoners have been interrogated harshly and have no access to legal protections. MOREJAN. 26, 2016
Handful of antigovernment demonstrations in Cairo, on anniversary of 2011 ouster of Egyptian Pres Hosni Mubarak,are easily quelled by authorities; recent crackdown on political opposition by regime of Pres Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has left few activists free to protest; some residents express gratitude for relative stability. MOREJAN. 25, 2016
Egypt’s administrative prosecution authority accuses eight officials from state-run Egyptian Museum of gross negligence after burial mask of King Tutankhamen was broken by museum workers and its repair was botched. MOREJAN. 22, 2016
Nine people, including three police officers, are killed in aftermath of raid on suspected terrorist redoubt near Pyramids in Giza, Egypt; victims were killed by bomb which detonated while technicians were attempting to disarm it. MOREJAN. 17, 2016
Pugnacious antics of Egyptian lawmaker and staunch Abdel Fattah el-Sisi supporter Mortada Mansour have served to confirm public opinion that nation's new Parliament is fractious, ineffectual and heavily weighted in favor of Sisi; Mansour seems to relish his notoriety. MOREJAN. 10, 2016
Egyptian Pres Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is co-opting country's religious establishment in campaign to stamp out Islamic extremism and boost his legitimacy; move has both restricted debate over meaning of Islam, which el-Sisi himself called for, and raised concerns of government repression. MOREJAN. 8, 2016
Skirmish between Egyptian security forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters near Cairo hotel reflects ongoing political tension almost five years after 2011 revolution; country's lucrative tourism industry has been severely impacted by recent unrest. MOREJAN. 2, 2016
Egyptian authorities report recovery of man's body, one of 15 people killed when small unlicensed ferry sank in Nile River on New Years Eve. MOREDEC. 31, 2015
Facebook announces abrupt government shutdown of Free Basics, program providing over three million Egyptians with free access to Internet; order comes as government of Pres Abdel Fattah El-Sisi steps up efforts to curtail any possible protests on January 25, anniversary of Arab Spring uprising that led to ouster of former Pres Hosni Mubarak. MOREDEC. 30, 2015
Egyptian authorities raid independent publishing house Merit and shut down respected Townhouse Gallery in Cairo; free-speech advocates say actions are part of expanding crackdown on political dissent. MOREDEC. 28, 2015
Palestinian Ishaq Khalil Hassan is killed by Egyptian border soldiers while exiting Gaza Strip and attempting to enter Egypt to seek medical treatment; incident accentuates Egypt’s strict efforts to deter terrorists, and plight of thousands of people who need healthcare or are trying to study abroad, and are waiting for Egyptian border to open. MOREDEC. 16, 2015
Pharmaceutical companies are offering hepatitis drugs at fraction of usual cost in Egypt, which has highest rate of infection in world, as part of initiative to cure infectious disease in poor countries while protecting prices and lucrative market in west; at least 10 percent of Egyptians, or nearly 9 million people, are chronically infected with hepatitis; industry's efforts to maintain terms of deal with Egypt and keep drugs from being resold on black market have raised outcry among some rights advocates. MOREDEC. 15, 2015
Committee to Protect Journalists says China jailed more journalists in 2015 than any other country; surge in amount of journalists imprisoned in Egypt is attributed to policies of new president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. MOREDEC. 15, 2015
Egyptian investigators claim crash of Russian airliner in Sinai was not caused by terrorism, contradicting position of Russian and Western officials and Islamic State's claims of responsibility; Egyptian denial is possibly motivated by attempt to preserve area's lucrative tourist economy, currently suffering from flight cancellations. MOREDEC. 12, 2015
Human rights activists and press freedom organizations report Egyptian government has ramped up its crackdown on news media with arrest of prominent journalist Ismail Iskandarani and upcoming trial of photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid. MOREDEC. 4, 2015
Egyptian officials, usually indifferent to allegations of police brutality, are showing measure of responsiveness to recent series of incidents that have sparked protests and legal action; regime of Pres Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is wary of recreating conditions that fueled 2011 ouster of his predecessor. MORENOV. 30, 2015
Explorers are using radar and infrared devices to scan walls of King Tutanhkhamen's burial chamber in Valley of the Kings in Egypt following momentous announcement from Egyptian officials of near certainty that other chambers exist in structure; noted Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves believes chamber will turn out to be undiscovered tomb of Queen Nefertiti; hope is that confirmation of such theories could revitalize country's flagging tourism industry. MORENOV. 24, 2015
Egyptian military announces security forces killed at least five Sudanese migrants who attempted to cross over Egyptian border into Israel. MORENOV. 18, 2015
Russia announces that its military will work with French allies in campaign against Islamic State, which has asserted responsibility for destroying Russian charter jet in Egypt and for deadly attacks in Paris; represents Russian government's first acknowledgement that jet was bombed; announcement suggests that Russia is trying to repair frayed relations with United States. MORENOV. 15, 2015
Travel experts express concern that downing of Russian airliner over Sinai Peninsula may be crippling blow to Egypt's tourism industry, which is still recovering after 2011 uprising and terrorist attacks on tourists in region. MORENOV. 14, 2015
Britain moves to repatriate about 20,00 tourists stranded in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, after suspending air travel to and from resort in response to downing of Russian jet nearby. MORENOV. 12, 2015
Egyptian Pres Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has declined to affirm American and British assertions that downing of Russian plane over resort town of Sharm el Sheikh was caused by bomb, visits site for first time. MORENOV. 11, 2015
Vendors in resort town of Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula have been negatively affected by drop off in tourists following crash of Russian plane departing area; businesses, accustomed to volatile events in Egypt, express confidence that beach will bring vacationers back eventually. MORENOV. 11, 2015
Egyptian military releases investigative journalist and human rights advocate Hossam Bahgat; writer may still face charges of publishing false news. MORENOV. 10, 2015
Authorities think Sinai Province of Islamic State likely bombed Russian charter jet over Egyptian desert; group, which claims responsibility, had long terrorist history in Egypt before allying with Islamic State; Sinai Province's apparent shift of tactics from territorial conquest to terrorism brings up question of whether it did so with blessing of Islamic State and, if not, how that might change nature of war against its parent organization. MORENOV. 10, 2015
Military prosecutors in Egypt extend detention of Hossam Bahgat, activist and investigative journalist who reported on convictions of 26 military officers accused of treason; extension signals government is ready to bring Bahgat to trial for publishing false news harmful to national security. MORENOV. 10, 2015
Editorial expresses concern about detention of Egyptian journalists Hossam Bahgat and Salah Diab, which indicate how comfortable Pres Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's government is with repressing criticism of state; criticizes reluctance on part of Obama administration to address expanding authoritarianism in Egypt; warns abuses will continue unless world leaders speak out. MORENOV. 9, 2015
Egyptian military intelligence officials detain investigative journalist Hossam Bahgat, founder of human rights group Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, charging him with publishing false news; arrest heightens concerns of military government suppressing dissent as it tries to manage crash of Russian passenger jet over Sinai Peninsula.MORENOV. 9, 2015
News Analysis; Russian Pres Vladimir V Putin's government appears to have acknowledged possibility that bomb may have been responsible for destruction of Russian charter flight in Sinai Peninsula, as it has restricted travel by Russians to Egypt and repatriated 11,000 Russian via airlift out of Egypt; analysts say if bomb is confirmed, and particularly if Islamic State's claim of responsibility is confirmed, Putin will likely become more intent on deepening Russian involvement in Middle East. MORENOV. 9, 2015
Senior lawmakers in House say American intelligence officials are increasingly convinced that bomb was responsible for downing of Russian charter jet in Sina Peninsula. MORENOV. 7, 2015
Egypt is only nation resisting possibility that terrorist group brought down Russian charter plane in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula; analysts assume that Egyptian government's refusal to acknowledge bombing, which recalls public statements it made in 1999 after EgyptAir Flight 990 crash, is tied to its efforts to minimize threat of terrorism. MORENOV. 7, 2015
United States officials have been excessively cautious in determining cause of crash of Russian charter jet in Sinai Peninsula, in large part because combination of factors has led to dearth of reliable information that would shed accurate light on event. MORENOV. 6, 2015
Pres Obama acknowledges there is possibility that terrorist bomb was used to down Russian plane over Egypt; does not go so far as British government, which has suggested terrorist plot as most likely explanation. MORENOV. 5, 2015
British government halts flights between Britain and Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh over concerns that onboard bomb was responsible for crash of Russian jetliner in Sinai Peninsula; move marks strongest suggestion so far by any government official that plane was felled by an act of terrorism; officials say inspection of flight recorder suggests midair explosion. MORENOV. 5, 2015
Egyptian news media reports suicide bomber killed at least four police officers in northern Sinai; Islamic State's local affiliate, Sinai Province, claims responsibility. MORENOV. 4, 2015
American military officials say satellite surveillance detected large flash of light as Russian chartered jet broke up over Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people aboard; it is first sign of possible explosion from either bomb or ignited fuel tank. MORENOV. 3, 2015
Russian plane that crashed after taking off at Sharm el Sheikh, popular resort in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, raises questions about area's reputation as safe haven from jihadist violence; Egyptian arm of Islamic State has claimed responsibility for crash, suggesting possible security breach. MORENOV. 3, 2015
Relatives are asked to help identify victims of Russian plane that crashed in Egypt as bodies arrive at morgue in St Petersburg, city where most of passengers were from. MORENOV. 3, 2015
Metrojet, charter company that operated Russian aircraft that crashed in Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people aboard, rules out mechanical or pilot error; Russian aviation officials reject statement, saying such conclusions are premature. MORENOV. 2, 2015
Russian investigators and aviation experts are still trying to determine why Russian charter plane broke up in midair over Sinai Peninsula, leaving open possibility that plane either experienced mechanical failure or was subject of terrorist attack; mourners visit impromptu shrine erected at St Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport for 224 passengers on flight, and flags across Russia are flown at half-staff. MORENOV. 2, 2015
Russian aviation officials say pattern of distribution of debris from plane that went down over Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people aboard, suggests plane began to break up while in flight. MORENOV. 1, 2015
Russian charter flight bound from Egypt to St Petersburg crashes soon after takeoff, killing all 244 passengers on board; branch of Islamic State operating in area claims responsibility following crash, but officials have yet to uncover evidence verifying claim. MOREOCT. 29, 2015
Italian energy company Eni has found new natural gas field off coast of Egypt which could be biggest in Mediterranean; more energy independence for country, however, could hurt attempts to employ energy diplomacy to improve relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors; Israel is hoping to sell natural gas to Egypt. MOREOCT. 20, 2015
Dismal voter turnout for Egyptian parliamentary elections results in overwhelming victories for loyalists to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, country's leader since 2013 military takeover; some citizens find humor in lack of competition, which recalls autocratic era of ousted former president Hosni Mubarak. MOREOCT. 19, 2015
Many Egyptians, particularly the young, seem unenthusiastic about voting in country's first parliamentary elections in four years; vote is expected to elect legislature loyal to Pres Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, though many voters remain unsure what powers Parliament has; polling stations across country have few lines, and government has declared half-day holiday for state workers in order to increase participation.MORE
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