Sources: BBC
The Hamas delegation holds another round of ceasefire talks in Cairo, Egypt, with General Intelligence Service chief Hassan Mahmoud Rashad. 2024-12-9
Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates formally join the BRICS group as new members. 2024-01-1
Five soldiers are killed and four others are injured during a shooting at a security post in North Sinai, Egypt. 2022-05-11
Egypt frees Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein after four years in detention. He had been held on charges of spreading false news, joining a banned group and receiving foreign funds. 2021-02-6
The final phase of Egypt's latest parliamentary election begins. The voting process will continue until the end of the next day. 2020-12-7
Egyptian authorities order the closure of the Egyptian branch of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), a prominent NGO that documents alleged human rights abuses and treats torture victims. Amnesty International condemns the closure of the Nadeem centre, saying the NGO gives a lifeline to hundreds of victims of torture and families of people subjected to enforced disappearances. 2016-02-17
Israeli ground forces will leave the Gaza Strip ahead of an Egyptian mediated ceasefire starting at 0500 GMT today. 2014-08-5
A rocket attack in Libya's capital Tripoli kills 23 Egyptian workers amid increased fighting in the city for control of an airport. 2014-07-27
Six people β including army officers and policemen β are killed and another eleven wounded in a series of militant attacks in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. 2013-07-22
The headquarters of Egypt's Ministry of Interior burns to the ground as police officers protest outside about low wages. 2011-03-22