Sources: Al Jazeera BBC
A traffic collision between two buses in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt, kills 16 people and injures 18 others. 2022-01-8
Saudi Arabia lifts a ban on imports of frozen guava from Egypt. 2018-04-3
Egyptian authorities order the closure of the Egyptian branch of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), a prominent NGO that documents alleged human rights abuses and treats torture victims. Amnesty International condemns the closure of the Nadeem centre, saying the NGO gives a lifeline to hundreds of victims of torture and families of people subjected to enforced disappearances. 2016-02-17
Egyptian political activist Alaa Abdel Fatah is sentenced to five years in jail for violating a rule against organising political protests without permission. 2015-02-23
Egypt deports Australian journalist Peter Greste after being jailed with two al-Jazeera colleagues Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed 400 days before. 2015-02-1
Israel and Hamas enter a 72-hour ceasefire brokered by Egypt. 2014-08-4
A Soyuz-U rocket carrying a new Egyptian communication satellite, EgyptSat-2, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 2014-04-16
Egyptian deposed president Mohamed Morsi's trial regarding charges of violence is postponed to 8 January 2014. 2013-11-4
Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem Al Beblawi proposes the legal dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood. 2013-08-17
Results from the parliamentary election in Egypt indicate the ruling National Democratic Party has won 80% of seats. 2010-12-7