2026 in Egypt
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Incumbents
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President of Egypt | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
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Prime Minister of Egypt | Moustafa Madbouly |
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 13 January – The United States designates the Egyptian chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, citing its support for Hamas.[1]
- 17 January – Egypt finishes fourth at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, after losing to Nigeria 4-2 on penalties at Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca.[2]
February
[edit]- 2 February –
- The local government begins allowing sick and wounded Palestinians to enter through the Rafah Border Crossing for medical treatment; after Israel partially reopened the border for the first time since May 2024.[3]
- Multiple Turkish-made Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicles are deployed by the Egyptian Armed Forces at the East Oweinat airstrip, near the Egypt–Sudan border[4]
- 6 February – The Netherlands returns a 3,500-year-old Ancient Egyptian sculpture to Egypt after a Dutch investigation confirmed it had been looted and unlawfully removed during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.[5]
- 11 February – The House of Representatives appoints General Ashraf Mansour as the new defence minister, replacing General Abdel Mageed Saqr as part of a limited cabinet reshuffle.[6]
- 19 February — Two trucks collide near Port Said, killing 18 people and injuring three others.[7]
- 28 February – The Rafah Border Crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is closed by Israel, citing "security reasons" amid the start of the 2026 Iran war.[8]
March
[edit]- 10 March — The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announces a 30% increase in the price of vehicle fuel amid shortages caused by the 2026 Iran war.[9]
- 12 March — The government imposes limits on the price of bread amid rising fuel prices.[10]
- 19 March — The Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip reopens for limited movement, allowing a restricted number of Palestinian patients to enter Egypt for medical treatment and some people to return to Gaza under coordinated security procedures, following its closure as a security measure amid the 2026 Iran war.[11]
- 29 March – Multiple Arab foreign ministers unanimously agree to nominate Nabil Fahmi as Secretary-General of the Arab League, to succeed Ahmed Aboul Gheit at the end of his term in June 2026.[12]
May
[edit]- 1 May –
- 12 May – Ismaily SC are relegated from the Egyptian Premier League after losing 2-1 to Wadi Degla SC, marking their first relegation since 1958 and only the second relegation in the club’s history.[15]
- 18 May – Nine people, including the gunman, are killed in a mass shooting in Asyut Governorate.[16]
June
[edit]- 11 June–19 July – Egypt participates at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- 22 June – Security forces arrest 223 people, including 136 foreign nationals, along the border with Sudan as part of an operation against illegal gold mining and smuggling.[17]
- 30 June – Nine children are killed when a motorized tricycle plunges into a canal in Abu Tig, Asyut Governorate.[18]
July
[edit]- 4 July – The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announces the discovery of a well-preserved fourth-century Byzantine settlement at the Dakhla Oasis in the Western Desert.[19]
- 9 July – Five people are killed in Giza following an apartment fire caused by a gas leak.[20]
- 15 July – Authorities detain some 60 people for opposing President Sisi on a Discord server.[21]
- 19 July – An Egyptian channel interviews Israeli journalist and Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy, breaking a rule that requires Egyptian media to boycott and not interview Israeli journalists.[22]
- 24 July – The United States imposes a 12.5% tariff on Egypt, citing the presence of alleged forced labor in the supply chain.[23]
- 29 July – A drone attack damages two tankers at Damietta Port, including the US-owned floating storage tanker Energos Winter.[24]
August
[edit]- 3 August – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Ismailia Governorate, killing one person[25] and injuring two others.[26][27]
- 11 August – Fifteen people are killed and 32 others are injured when a pickup truck carrying workers rolls over in Ismailia Governorate.[28]
Public holidays
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 7 January – Murad Wahba, 100, writer, philosopher and academic.[29]
- 15 February – Moufed Mahmoud Shehab, 90, politician.[30]
- 4 March – Ahmed Ibrahim Darwish, 83, writer and poet.[31]
- 13 March – Fatma Sarhan, 97–98, singer and actress.[32]
- 19 June – Youssef Afifi, 99, army officer, governor of Red Sea Governorate (1981–1991) and Giza Governorate (1991–1993).[33]
- 9 August – Diab Al-Louh 68, Palestinian ambassador to Egypt (since 2017).[34]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Trump administration labels 3 Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations". AP News. 2026-01-13. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ Gleeson, Mark (17 January 2026). "Nigeria edge Egypt on penalties for third place at Cup of Nations". Reuters. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ Tondo, Lorenzo (2026-02-02). "Sick and wounded Palestinians enter Egypt after Israel reopens Rafah crossing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
- ↑ Dziadosz, Alexander (2 February 2026). "Egypt's drone deployment to border raises stakes in Sudan's civil war". Reuters. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ↑ "Netherlands returns 3,500-year-old looted sculpture to Egypt". Reuters. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ↑ Wali, Mohamed (11 February 2026). "Egypt appoints new defence minister, statement says". Reuters. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ↑ "18 killed in truck collision in Egypt's Port Said". Egypt Today. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ↑ "Rafah crossing closure leaves Gaza patients trapped without treatment". Al Jazeera. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Egypt raises fuel prices by up to 30 percent". Africanews. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ↑ "Egyptian authorities impose caps on prices of bread". Africanews. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ↑ "Gaza-Egypt border crossing reopens for small numbers of people". INQUIRER.net. AFP. 2026-03-19. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ Ezz, Mohamed (29 March 2026). "Arab foreign ministers name Nabil Fahmy as Arab League chief". Reuters. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ "Egypt-Sudan river transport resumes after six-year hiatus". Sudan Tribune. May 1, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ "China has now dropped tariffs on imports from every African country except 1". AP News. 1 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ↑ El Latif, Ahmed Abd (12 May 2026). "Ismaily relegated from Egyptian Premier League for first time in nearly 70 years". Reuters. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ "Gunman kills eight at busy Egypt transport hub". Africanews. 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Egypt detains hundreds near the Sudan border in a crackdown on illegal gold mining". AP News. 23 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "9 children killed as tricycle plunges into a canal in Egypt". Associated Press. 2026-06-30. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ Badshah, Nadeem (2026-07-04). "Archaeologists uncover ancient Byzantine city in Egypt's western desert". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- ↑ "Gas leak fire kills 5 family members in Egypt". Xinhua. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "Dozens arrested in Egypt for joining opposition Discord server". The Straits Times. Agence France Presse. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
- ↑ "Egyptian TV channel sparks controversy with interview of Israeli journalist". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
- ↑ Race, Michael; Velasquez, Francisco; Crew, Jemma; Chia, Osmond (24 July 2026). "US hits dozens of countries with new wave of tariffs". BBC News. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- ↑ "Drone hits gas storage tanker at Egypt's Mediterranean port, Ambrey reports". Reuters. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "بعد وفاة مصرية إثر الزلزال.. كيف قد يؤدي الخوف الشديد إلى توقف القلب؟" (in Arabic). Al Khaleej. August 4, 2026. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ "إصابة سيدة إثر انهيار أجزاء من سقف منزل بالسويس جراء الزلزال" (in Arabic). Al Bawabh News. August 3, 2026. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ "زلزال الفجر.. إصابة مواطن سقط عليه «زجاج النيش» في الشرقية" (in Arabic). Al-Ahram. August 3, 2026. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ "15 killed, 32 injured in deadly road accident in eastern Egypt". Anadolu Agency. 2026-08-11. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "وفاة المفكر المصري مراد وهبة عن 100 عام". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 2026-01-08. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
- ↑ أحمد, ريهام سعيد (2026-02-15). "وفاة الدكتور مفيد شهاب وزير التعليم العالي الأسبق". المصري اليوم (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ↑ elsawy, ali (2026-03-04). "وفاة الناقد الأدبي د.أحمد درويش عن عمر يناهز 84 عاما". GhadNews (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-03-17.
- ↑ "وفاة المطربة الشعبية فاطمة سرحان.. ونادية مصطفى تنعى الراحلة". صدى البلد (in Arabic). 2026-03-14. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
- ↑ "أحد أبطال حرب أكتوبر وفاة الفريق يوسف عفيفي.. ووزير الدفاع في مقدمة المشيعين". Al Nahar Egypt (in Arabic). 19 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "Palestinian Ambassador to Egypt Diab Al-Louh dies at 68 in Cairo". Egypt Today. 9 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
External links
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