TikTok has given ordinary users in Egypt unprecedented visibility, in some cases allowing them to challenge social norms, often through humour. This appears to have unsettled authorities, who appear ...

Analysis - After being released from detention in 2011, Egyptian engineer and activist Wael Ghonim told the media: ...

By fomenting chaos in Egypt and using Islamists fleeing Israel’s war in Gaza as a means to overthrow the ruling junta there, ...

The BBC's live online coverage of events in Egypt is closing down now, but you can still follow events as they happen on the BBC News website. 2146 ashrafkhalil tweets: guessing that the only real ...

After the January 25 Revolution ousted former president Hosni Mubarak, expectations were high that many of Egypt's social and economic woes – which many saw as the triggers of the uprising ...

Abd el-Fattah began a hunger strike after his mother was hospitalised during her own strike to demand his release ...

Forgetfulness is the national disease of Egypt. But a new generation ... Armed Forces—which temporarily assumed power after Hosni Mubarak was deposed, and still retains considerable influence ...

Throughout history, throwing a shoe has served as more than a physical act—it is a powerful symbol of contempt.