| 5,562,759 |
29.49199 |
34.89572 |
Egypt |
|
A group of Bedouin militants took control of the Aqua Sun resort complex near Taba, demanding a ransom of four million Egyptian pounds (approximately $662,000). No tourists were at the site when it was seized, but Egyptian staff members were taken hostage. |
| 5,562,762 |
30.12194 |
31.40556 |
Egypt |
|
Security forces are able to defuse a bomb on an airplane arriving from Libya. |
| 5,562,767 |
31.1981 |
29.9192 |
Egypt |
|
Clashes between democracy demonstrators and members of the Muslim Brotherhood Party erupt during a larger protest. No reports of casualties. |
| 5,562,773 |
30.08505 |
31.23867 |
Egypt |
|
Despite recent differences Copts and Muslims march from Shubra to Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the revolution, raising pictures of the martyrs who lost their lives during the January uprising and the subsequent clashes throughout the year. |
| 5,562,777 |
31.1981 |
29.9192 |
Egypt |
|
Tens of thousands of protesters in Alexandria marked the first anniversary of the Jan 25 uprising as five marches met in front of Al-Qeddesine Church chanting against military rule. There were other demands chanted from different groups as well, such as a raise in the national minimum wage. |
| 5,562,780 |
30.04442 |
31.2357 |
Egypt |
|
Thousands return to Tahrir Square to celebrate the first anniversary of the "Day of Revolt", but it soon descended into a protest. The target of the crowds anger was Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, Mr Mubaraks Defense Minister for twenty years, who now heads of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF). |
| 5,562,784 |
28.23638 |
33.6254 |
Egypt |
|
Egyptian Bedouins captured 25 Chinese workers in Sinai to demand the release of relatives detained over bombings in the peninsula between 2004 and 2006. The group threatens torture if their demands are not met. |
| 5,562,788 |
26.05854 |
32.21136 |
Egypt |
|
The killing of two Copts sparks a protest of 1,500. |
| 5,562,793 |
26.05854 |
32.21136 |
Egypt |
|
Unknown assailants shot dead two Coptic Christians in a village of southern Egypt on Thursday, prompting an angry protest by more than 1,500 of their co-religionists. |
| 5,562,796 |
31.1981 |
29.9192 |
Egypt |
|
A group of Muslims go on a rampage when rumor spread a Copt had a "intimate picture" of a Muslim woman on his cell phone. Many homes and shot owned by Copts were burned. Eight families were forcibly evicted by the attackers. |
