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Following a defense pact signed by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi earlier this month, Egypt deploys two C-130 aircraft carrying military officers and equipment to Mogadishu, Somalia, as the initial phase of a significant deployment that will see up to 10,000 Egyptian soldiers stationed in Somalia.
2024-08-27

Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, the Maldives, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the internationally recognized government of Yemen sever diplomatic ties with Qatar, ordering Qatari citizens in those countries to be expelled as well as cutting all land, air and sea connections. "National security," "media incitement" and Qatar's support of Iran are variously cited.
2017-06-5

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

Egypt charges former president Mohammed Morsi and nine others for leaking sensitive government information to Qatar.
2014-09-6

Demonstrations across Egypt gather about 15 million people nationwide calling for the resignation of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.
2013-07-1

Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi fires general prosecutor Abdel Maguid Mahmoud.
2012-10-11

Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi describes the conflict as an uprising against an "oppressive regime" and likens it to the Palestinians, sparking a walkout from the Syrian delegation at a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in Iran.
2012-08-30

Iran and Egypt describe each other as "strategic allies" at the 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Iran.
2012-08-30

Egypt's state news agency says President Mohammed Morsi is to attend the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement meeting in Iran at the end of August.
2012-08-18

Two Iranian aid ships begin departing for Gaza, one from Khorramshahr and one from Istanbul. Egypt grants permission for 70 Iranian MPs to visit Gaza.
2010-06-14