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Eleven workers drown after a microbus falls off a ferry into the Nile River in Giza, Egypt. 2024-05-21
Three people are killed and 32 others are injured after a fire in a hospital in Cairo, Egypt. 2023-02-1
Archaeologists in Egypt display items, including figurines, masks and a mummy, from one of two previously unexplored tombs, Kampp 150 and Kampp 161, in the ancient Nile city of Luxor. 2017-12-9
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities says infrared thermography indicates a hidden chamber in the tomb of King Tutankhamen, findings consistent with early theories his tomb included two concealed doorways and with the theory presented in archaeologist Nicholas Reeves' paper this summer. 2015-11-7
The Egyptian government re-designates the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt as a terrorist organisation. 2013-12-25
The National Salvation Front, Egypt's main opposition party, announces it will boycott the upcoming parliamentary election. 2013-02-26
A new Cabinet is sworn in in Egypt, with half the former members being replaced due to ongoing protests since the 2011 Egyptian revolution. 2011-07-18
Former Egyptian interior minister Habib al-Adli is sentenced to 12 years imprisonment on corruption charges. 2011-05-5
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
Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda sign an agreement to seek more water from the Nile, a move opposed by Egypt and Sudan. Kenya issues a support statement. [http:--news.bbc.co.uk-2-hi-africa-8682387.stm (BBC)] [http:--english.aljazeera.net-news-africa-2010-05-201051412498188812.html (Al Jazeera)] [http:--www.iol.co.za-index.php?from=rss_Science&set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=nw20100514163441835C508599 (IOL)]date=August 2019 [http:--www.miamiherald.com-2010-05-14-1629403-upriver-nile-countries-sign-compact.html ("The Miami Herald")]date=August 2019 2010-05-14