Sources: The Straits Times
Israel partially reopens the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt, which has been closed since May 2024, allowing 150 people to leave Gaza and 50 to enter per day. 2026-02-2
More than 577 pilgrims from Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, and Indonesia are confirmed to have died of heat-related illnesses during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. 2024-06-18
One person is killed and 84 others are injured by a chlorine gas leakage at a sewage plant in Qena, Egypt. 2023-07-27
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
An Egyptian court hands down a death sentence on 638 Muslim Brotherhood supporters, among them the group's top leader Mohamed Badie. 2014-04-28
Two people were shot dead as clashes between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police flared up across Egypt. 2014-01-17
President Barack Obama cancels joint military exercises between the United States and Egypt. 2013-08-15
Protests break out in Egypt when envoys from the European Union visit the country, protesting for Morsi to be brought back to power. 2013-07-17
At least 25 people are killed and many more injured after protesters and security forces clash in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, during a protest in response to an attack on a Coptic church. 2011-10-9
Ex-IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei is set to return to Egypt hoping to run for the presidency in the 2011 election. 2010-02-19