Egyptian blogger Ahmed Douma, who had been sentenced to six months in prison for insulting ousted president Mohammed Morsi, was ordered released by a Cairo court.
Troops fired on protesters in the Sinai, and militants retaliated with armed attacks on police. A new Salafist network, Ansar al-Sharia in Egypt, pledges to resist the new regime.
A new dictatorship could position the Muslim Brotherhood to recoup its losses—allowing it to pose once again as champion of the oppressed rather than oppressor.
Egyptian authorities shut down four Islamist-run TV stations viewed as sympathetic to ousted President Mohamed Morsi. The military also raided the offices of Al Jazeera.
The Egyptian anarchist bloc is participating in the anti-Morsi protests—but with a dissident perspective that warns against either Islamist or military dictatorship.
The Egyptian military deposed President Mohamed Morsi, suspended the constitution, and installed an interim government headed by High Constitutional Court judge Adly Mansour.
Amid a natiowide uprising, Egypt’s Court of Cassation ordered that Mubarak-era figure Abdel Meguid Mahmoud be reinstated as prosecutor-general.
Street clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi shook Egypt's cities in a day of rival protests nationwide that left two dead.
The Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza announced that it is suspending ties with Hamas, accusing Gaza authorities of being responsible for the death of one of the group’s members.
Egypt has declared a state of alert in the Sinai after extremist Islamist fighters set up a military base in the peninsula ahead of planned anti-government protests.
Egyptian politicians threatened military action as Ethiopia began diverting waters of the Blue Nile for a mammoth new hydro-electric project, abrogating a colonial-era pact.
An Egyptian court convicted 43 foreign and domestic non-governmental organization employees of engaging political activity without proper documentation.
