Sources: Daily Mail
The Netherlands agrees to repatriate an Eighteenth Dynasty statue from the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III to Egypt after investigators determine it was illegally taken from the country and later found at an art fair. 2025-11-2
United States Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein asks Gulf States to be united amid rising tensions with Iran as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have divided opinions with Qatar. 2019-11-16
Egypt announces the discovery of a tomb in Luxor belonging to a royal goldsmith who lived more than 3,500 years ago in the 18th Dynasty. 2017-09-9
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announces the discovery of eight mummies, 10 colorful sarcophagi, and numerous figurines in a 3,500-year-old tomb near the Valley of the Kings in Luxor. 2017-04-18
Egyptians residing abroad begin casting votes in the country's first parliamentary election since the 2013 military overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi. Embassies and consulates in 139 countries will be open for two days of voting. 2015-10-17
Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Tahrir Square against continuing military rule in Egypt. 2012-04-20
Political leaders of Palestinian group Hamas exit Syria for Egypt and Qatar, saying it could no longer operate in the country. 2012-02-28
Eleven Hungarian tourists die after a bus overturns near the Egyptian resort of Hurghada. 2011-11-6
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons are to be tried over the deaths of anti-government protesters. 2011-05-24
The Egyptian Ministry for Health estimates that at least 365 people were killed and 5,500 injured in the 2011 Egyptian protests. 2011-02-16