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Egypt receives its first shipment of raw materials used to manufacture the Sinovac Coronavac vaccine, as well as a shipment of 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine.
2021-05-21

Egypt executes top Ansar al-Sharia militant Hisham al-Ashmawy, a former special forces officer who was convicted over several high-profile attacks, the country's military spokesman said.
2020-03-4

At least 45 people have been killed and 50 injured in explosions near two Coptic Christian churches packed with worshippers on Palm Sunday in the Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria.
2017-04-9

Seven Pakistani crew members on Iranian cargo ship MV "Joya", sailing from Egypt to Dubai, UAE, are killed in a rocket attack off Yemen's coast.
2016-12-22

Voting in Egypt continues for an unscheduled third day due to concerns about low turnout. Official results show former military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi headed for a massive victory with 92% of the vote.
2014-05-28

An Egyptian court sentences 26 people to death in absentia for plotting attacks on ships passing through the Suez Canal.
2014-02-26

The African Union has announced that it has suspended Egypt's membership.
2013-07-5

Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Tahrir Square against continuing military rule in Egypt.
2012-04-20

President Hugo Chávez returns to Venezuela after undergoing surgery for cancer in Cuba.
2011-07-4

A man sets himself on fire outside the parliament building in Cairo, Egypt. Copycat burnings also take place in Algeria and Mauritania.
2011-01-17