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Five people are killed and nine others are injured when a boat capsizes on the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt.
2024-07-30

Hamas states that it has accepted a ceasefire proposal negotiated by Egypt and Qatar. Israel rejects the proposal, claiming that the deal does not meet its "core demands", but confirms that it will continue negotiations in Cairo, Egypt.
2024-05-6

At least 20 people are killed and 24 others injured in a fire at a clothing factory in Cairo, Egypt.
2021-03-11

Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, sign a unity deal in Cairo, that is also publicly supported by the governments of Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The Fatah-controlled Palestinian National Authority (PNA), along with Israel, currently govern the West Bank. According to the signatories of the deal, the PNA will take administrative control of the Gaza Strip, and, along with Hamas, police its borders. The signatories consider the agreement a first step, and, if productive, plan to meet next month to address the remaining issues. The government of Israel opposes any involvement by Hamas in a Palestinian government.
2017-10-12

A firebomb is thrown into a restaurant in the Egyptian capital of Cairo killing 17 people.
2015-12-4

At least 25 people have been killed and 22 injured at a fire in a furniture factory in Obour City near the Egyptian capital Cairo.
2015-07-28

A block of flats collapses in the Egyptian capital Cairo killing at least 10 people.
2014-11-25

Opposition leaders in Egypt call for large protests after President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi passed a decree giving himself sweeping new powers. Protests for and against his decision are taking place in Cairo, and violence has occurred throughout Egypt.
2012-11-23

One person is killed in clashes between Coptic Christians and Muslims in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
2011-03-8

Yusuf al-Qaradawi, a leading Islamic preacher associated with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, is to lead public prayers in Cairo's Tahrir Square for the first time in thirty years.
2011-02-18