Timeline: egypt

2015-08-24 16:59:52sentencessite
  • Roadside bomb kills 3, wounds 27 in Egypt's Nile Delta
2015-08-23 17:30:08sentencessite
  • Egypt's stock market fell to its lowest level in almost two years on Sunday, as global markets sag and investors sober up from a buying binge surrounding a much-hyped economic conference last spring, analysts said.
2015-08-23 15:10:14sentencessite
  • Egypt stock market falls to lowest level in almost 2 years
2015-08-23 11:40:16sentencessite
  • Egypt arrests 3 under terror law for spreading IS ideology
2015-08-22 18:30:19sentencessite
  • Egypt, home to a massive wealth of ancient antiquities, banned their sale in 1983.
2015-08-22 12:50:21sentencessite
  • Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to life in prison
2015-08-20 18:54:49sentencessite
  • GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Families of four Gaza Palestinians who were abducted in restive Sinai have called on Egypt to save their kin.
2015-08-20 18:54:49sentencessite
  • Families of 4 Palestinians abducted by militants in Sinai call on Egypt to free them
2015-08-20 02:06:07sentencessite
  • Egypt's sweeping new counterterrorism law erodes basic rights and defines terrorism so broadly that it could encompass civil disobedience and be used to stifle dissent, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday in a scathing report.
2015-08-20 02:02:07sentencessite
  • "Egypt's president has taken a big step toward enshrining a permanent state of emergency as the law of the land," said Nadim Houry, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch.
  • The ant-terrorism law was finalized amid a wave of attacks and killings this summer, including the assassination of Egypt's attorney general by a car bomb in Cairo.
2015-08-19 22:26:27sentencessite
  • Palestinians Abducted by Gunmen in Egypt
2015-08-19 19:30:05sentencessite
  • And by finding her tomb, that could provide further insight into a period still largely obscured despite so much interest worldwide in ancient Egypt.
2015-08-19 18:12:58sentencessite
  • Human Rights Group Slams Egypt's New Anti-Terrorism Law
2015-08-19 14:09:13sentencessite
  • Egypt invites expert behind new theory on Nefertiti's tomb
2015-08-19 14:08:00sentencessite
  • DNA testing also has provided strong evidence suggesting that Tut's father likely was the Pharaoh Akhenaten, the first pharaoh to try switching Egypt to monotheism.
2015-08-17 20:12:55sentencessite
  • The law says the use of force must be "necessary and proportionate," but that would be determined by Egypt's judiciary, which has rarely held members of the security forces accountable for reported brutality.
  • ARTICLE 50 enshrines new circuits for terrorism-related cases in Egypt's criminal and lesser courts.
2015-08-17 20:12:55sentencessite
  • A look at Egypt's sweeping new anti-terrorism law
2015-08-17 19:30:31sentencessite
  • FILE - In this March 15, 2015 file photo, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi speaks during the final day of a major economic conference, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
2015-08-17 19:30:31sentencessite
  • "This is because the Interior Ministry wants that, and the Interior Ministry is now ruling Egypt," he wrote on his official Facebook page.
2015-08-17 17:23:52sentencessite
  • Egypt President Asks for Public Support After Mother's Death
2015-08-17 15:29:23sentencessite
  • Mohammed Zaree, Egypt program manager at the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, said the government has already been acting without restraint in its crackdown on dissent.
  • Following Morsi's ouster, a long-running insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula surged, with stepped-up attacks targeting the military there and on the mainland, while an affiliate of the Islamic State group established an Egypt branch.
2015-08-17 13:37:08sentencessite
  • Egypt has not had a parliament for over two years, and legislative authority rests with el-Sissi, who as military chief in 2013 ousted the Islamist Mohammed Morsi, the country's first freely elected president.
2015-08-17 10:55:18sentencessite
  • Egypt is facing an increasingly violent insurgency in North Sinai, where the most active militant group has pledged allegiance to Islamic State.
2015-08-17 09:56:02sentencessite
  • Egypt has not had a parliament for over two years, and legislative authority rests with el-Sissi, who has passed dozens of laws in his 14 months in office.
2015-08-17 09:04:13sentencessite
  • Egypt imposes new anti-terror laws
2015-08-17 08:55:19sentencessite
  • Egypt has kept it mostly closed since the militant Hamas group seized control of the coastal strip in 2007.
2015-08-17 08:50:06sentencessite
  • Egypt Opens Border With Gaza for First Time in 2 Months
2015-08-17 08:40:16sentencessite
  • Egypt president signs new anti-terrorism law into effect
2015-08-17 07:35:58sentencessite
  • In this July 31, 2015 photo, Zamalek soccer fans celebrate after winning the Egyptian League at the Zamalek Sports Club in Cairo, Egypt.
  • In this July 26, 2015 photo, members of Zamalek's football club's Ultras White Knights (UWK) group, the club's hardcore fan base, attend a friend's bachelor party in Cairo, Egypt.
  • In this July 19, 2015 photo, Ultras Ahlawy, the hardcore fan base of Al-Ahly football club, watch players train at the Al - Ahly club in Cairo, Egypt.
2015-08-17 07:32:33sentencessite
  • 30, 2013 photo, hardcore sports fans known as Ultras White Knights, protest in front of the High Court in downtown Cairo, Egypt.
  • 2013, during a volleyball match between Zamalek and El Tayaran at the Zamalek Club, in Cairo, Egypt.
2015-08-17 07:32:33sentencessite
  • AP PHOTOS: Egypt's banned ultras soccer fans take to streets
2015-08-17 07:32:33sentencessite
  • The first to form in Egypt, Ultras White Knights, emerged in 2007 to support the Zamalek team.
  • It was during Egypt's 2011 revolt that ousted longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak that ultras first took on a political role.
  • They were considered one of the most organized movements in Egypt after the Muslim Brotherhood, which the government outlawed as a terrorist organization following the 2013 military overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
  • Observers have said Egypt's ultras see themselves as offering marginalized youth a chance to vent pent-up frustration through peaceful protests, as opposed to apathy or violence.
  • Here are a series of Associated Press photographs of Egypt's hardcore soccer fans known as ultras.
2015-08-16 23:27:37sentencessite
  • Egypt's Sisi approves anti-terrorism law setting up special courts
  • Financing "terrorist groups" will also carry a penalty of life in prison, which in Egypt is 25 years.
2015-08-16 10:19:42sentencessite
  • Egypt's deposed President Morsi appeals death sentence: Lawyer
2015-08-15 13:12:05sentencessite
  • Morsi has not appointed a lawyer to defend himself and has refused to recognise the legitimacy of the court proceedings, saying he remains Egypt's legitimate president.
2015-08-14 18:54:08sentencessite
  • Rights groups criticize Egypt over 2013 bloody crackdown
  • In anticipation of protests to commemorate the anniversary, security was heavily deployed around major squares and in cities across Egypt.
  • The group said Egypt has shown no commitment to an impartial inquiry and called on the European Union to condemn the prevailing impunity and for a ban on exports of surveillance technologies that can be used to crack down on dissent.
  • The Egyptian government regularly blames violent attacks in Egypt on the Muslim Brotherhood, the group from which Morsi hails, and has since declared it a terrorist group.
2015-08-13 12:45:12sentencessite
  • Salopek's killing is the first of a foreign captive in Egypt, where the government has been struggling to project an image of stability and revive the economy following years of unrest.
2015-08-12 21:39:55sentencessite
  • Ardiseis Egypt, a unit of French oil and gas geology company CGG, confirmed the video showed one of its employees who was kidnapped on July 22 while travelling to Cairo.
2015-08-12 13:56:00sentencessite
  • The picture also contained an inset of two Egyptian newspaper reports, one declaring Croatia's support for Egypt's war against terrorism and another noting Croatia's support for the Kurds, who have been battling the IS group in Syria and Iraq.
2015-08-12 13:00:04sentencessite
  • CAIRO - An online image circulated Wednesday purported to show the beheading of a Croatian hostage held by the Islamic State group's Egyptian affiliate, the first such killing of a foreign captive in Egypt since the extremists set up a branch here.
2015-08-12 12:14:25sentencessite
  • An online image released Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, purported to show the Islamic State affiliate in Egypt had beheaded a Croatian hostage.
2015-08-12 11:56:09sentencessite
  • Feb. 15 - Libyan militants who earlier pledged their loyalty to the Islamic State group behead a group of Coptic Christians from Egypt in an online video.
  • Aug. 5 - An affiliate of the Islamic State group threatens to kill Croatian hostage Tomislav Salopek in 48 hours unless Egypt releases "Muslim women" it holds in prison.
2015-08-12 11:56:07sentencessite
  • Egypt has seen an increase in violence since the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, with attacks by suspected Islamic extremists in both the Sinai Peninsula and the mainland focusing primarily on security forces.
2015-08-12 11:20:31sentencessite
  • Online image purports to show Croatian hostage beheaded by Islamic State affiliate in Egypt
2015-08-12 10:41:21sentencessite
  • Death Toll in Egypt's Scorching Heat Wave Rises to Over 60
2015-08-08 02:58:02sentencessite
  • Deadline passes for Croat held by IS militants in Egypt
2015-08-07 13:51:40sentencessite
  • Sister of jailed Egypt activist urges IS not to kill Croat
  • The sister of a woman jailed in Egypt for alleged ties to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood is urging the Islamic State group not to kill a Croatian hostage.
2015-08-06 21:43:12sentencessite
  • US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Cairo on Aug. 2 for a strategic dialogue with Egypt, but no top-level representative of the Obama administration attended the ceremony.
2015-08-06 15:52:26sentencessite
  • Egypt is to unveil a major extension of the Suez Canal that el-Sissi has billed as a historic achievement that will boost the economy following years of unrest.
  • Egyptians wear Pharaonic costumes as they march in front of bulldozers which took part in digging the new section of the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015.
  • Egyptian soldiers stand near decorations marking the inauguration ceremony of the new section of the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015.
  • Egyptian air force planes parade with the national flag colors during the inauguration ceremony of the new section of the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015.
  • Egypt unveils Suez Canal extension amid nationalist fervor
2015-08-06 15:52:26sentencessite
  • A policeman stands alert under a billboard with the photo of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi at the Cairo-Ismailia desert road in Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015.
  • French President Francois Hollande greets journalists upon his arrival to attend the inauguration ceremony of the new section of the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015.
  • An Egyptian woman holds a small boat as she and other Egyptian's celebrate the new Suez Canal opening in Tahrir square in Cario, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015.
2015-08-06 15:47:01sentencessite
  • Egypt's black, white and red flags now adorn streets across much of the nation, along with banners declaring support for el-Sissi and hailing his latest achievement.
  • "Egypt makes history," read the banner headline of Thursday's pro-government daily Al-Watan.
  • But Thursday's ceremony was partially overshadowed by an Islamic State affiliate's threat to kill a Croatian hostage kidnapped in Cairo last month - a grim reminder of the threat posed by Islamic militants to Egypt's stability.
  • El-Sissi made no mention of the Croat's kidnapping, but denounced the Islamic militants battling his government as "the evil people" seeking to "hurt Egypt and the Egyptians."
  • However, Wednesday's video was the first to be released by Islamic militants showing a kidnapped foreigner in Egypt, an ominous escalation as the country tries to rebuild its vital tourism industry.
2015-08-05 21:02:06sentencessite
  • The media and government supporters across the board have breathlessly repeated the same message - after four years of strife and the overthrow of two presidents, Egypt is back.
  • The key global trade route is already one of Egypt's top foreign currency earners, and is run by a semi-independent authority with 25,000 employees that is considered one of the country's most competent bodies.
2015-08-05 18:45:27sentencessite
  • Reading from a sheet of paper, he says he will be killed within 48 hours if Egypt's government fails to release Muslim women held in prisons.
2015-08-05 14:26:33sentencessite
  • Egypt to unveil Suez Canal extension in hope of a new era
2015-08-05 06:45:21sentencessite
  • A look at Egypt's Suez Canal, past and present
  • CAIRO (AP) " Egypt is to unveil a major expansion of the Suez Canal on Thursday in what the government hopes will be a moment of national pride following years of political unrest.
  • The canal is one of Egypt's top foreign currency earners and is seen as a symbol of its modern state.
  • Egypt went on to fight two more wars against Israel.
  • The last, in 1973, saw Egypt launch a surprise attack across the canal that is now remembered as the country's greatest battlefield victory.
2015-08-04 08:06:53sentencessite
  • The 20-year-old law student says he has had enough of fruitless protests in support of Egypt's deposed Islamist president, two years of a losing struggle with police.
  • At a time when militants are carrying out more sophisticated attacks in Egypt, the apparent spread of radicalism among youths in Cairo is a worrying sign for Egyptian authorities, who say they are working to quell violence.
  • Abdelrahman denounced his affiliation with the Brotherhood and has adopted a more violent path supporting the Islamic State group in response to what he sees as the brutality of the state in Egypt.
2015-08-04 08:05:25sentencessite
  • Egypt's disaffected youth increasingly calling for violence
  • In this Thursday, June 16, 2015 photo, Abdelrahman, a former member of the Muslim Brotherhood, poses for a portrait at his friend's apartment in Cairo, Egypt.
2015-08-04 06:05:19sentencessite
  • An official at Egypt's Interior Ministry, which is responsible for the police, said its policies aim to eradicate lawlessness and chaos, saying it must confront those who seek to incite youth in rough neighborhoods to violence.
2015-08-03 04:38:38sentencessite
  • Shoukry said no journalists have been detained in Egypt for doing their jobs, only for terrorism and other offenses, and he rejected criticism that detainees were being denied due process.
  • In advance of his trip, Kerry met in Washington with Egyptian-American Mohammed Soltan, who had been sentenced to life in prison in Egypt for financing an anti-government sit-in and spreading "false news."
  • He said Egypt is committed to improving its human rights conditions but noted that all countries, even mature democracies, have imperfect rights records.
2015-08-03 03:11:24sentencessite
  • Kerry says United States, Egypt return to 'stronger base' in ties
  • CAIRO The United States and Egypt are returning to a "stronger base" in bilateral ties despite tensions and human rights concerns, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday after talks with his Egyptian counterpart.
  • "Egypt remains vital ... to engagement and stability in the region as a whole," said Kerry, who held the first bilateral strategic dialogue since 2009.
  • Egypt says the Brotherhood is a terrorist group.
2015-08-02 23:45:44sentencessite
  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speak at a press conference after their meeting at the foreign ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015.
2015-08-02 18:25:11sentencessite
  • Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri said during a news conference with Kerry that no journalists in Egypt were in jail over their reporting.
2015-08-02 18:12:46sentencessite
  • Egypt postpones al-Jazeera retrial verdict to August 29
2015-08-02 16:19:45sentencessite
  • The United States and Egypt on Sunday resumed formal security talks that were last held six years ago and kept on hiatus until now amid the political unrest that swept the country in the wake of the Arab Spring.
2015-08-02 14:39:56sentencessite
  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, listens during the opening of a US-Egypt strategic dialogue at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015.
2015-08-02 14:39:56sentencessite
  • US, Egypt resume formal security talks with Kerry visit
  • Kerry said the administration is committed to working with Egypt to enhance its military capabilities as it confronts growing threats from extremists, particularly in the Sinai Peninsula.
  • At the same time, he acknowledged stress in the U.S.-Egypt relationship over human rights and said Washington would continue to press Cairo on the arrests of dissidents and journalists and mass trials.
  • Kerry made the case, though, that freedom of speech, assembly and peaceful political dissent must be allowed if Egypt is to successfully combat extremism, especially ahead of parliamentary elections to be held later this year.
  • Kerry congratulated Egypt on the "major" Suez project ahead of its opening on Thursday, and he announced that U.S.-Egypt trade and investment consultations will resume in the fall.
2015-07-29 04:42:58sentencessite
  • The reporter was deported by Egypt in February, after 400 days behind bars.
  • Mr Greste's colleagues, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed are free on bail in Egypt awaiting the verdict, but reporting to police daily.
2015-07-29 04:42:58sentencessite
  • In January, Egypt's highest court threw out the verdicts and ordered the men face a retrial, citing procedural flaws in the initial case.
  • He says a conviction on terrorism charges would have a devastating effect on his career as a foreign correspondent, restricting his ability to travel to countries possessing extradition arrangements with Egypt.
2015-07-29 04:23:41sentencessite
  • Mr Greste says he's anxious about Thursday's verdict because he couldn't return to Egypt to mount a defence without violating al-Sisi's order.
2015-07-29 00:43:12sentencessite
  • A fire that erupted Tuesday at a furniture factory east of Cairo killed 25 people and injured 22, Egypt's Health Ministry said.
2015-07-28 21:24:44sentencessite
  • Egypt factory fire kills at least 25
2015-07-26 15:51:02sentencessite
  • But evidence that Al Jazeera didn't have the necessary licences for its journalists in Egypt - something which led Fahmy to launch a lawsuit against the broadcaster - is extremely worrisome, he said.
  • Egypt and Qatar have had tense relations since 2013, when the Egyptian military ousted Morsi amid massive protests.