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Eight soldiers are killed by ISIL during anti-terrorism operations in northern Sinai, Egypt. Eighty-nine ISIL militants are also killed. Arms and ammunitions are confiscated, while hundreds of explosive devices, some explosive belts, thirteen tunnel entrances and 200 arms-loaded vehicles are destroyed.
2021-07-31

The Suez Canal is blocked in both directions after the Panamanian-flagged container ship "Ever Given" runs aground north of Egypt's Suez Port.
2021-03-23

A migrant boat carrying some 600 passengers capsizes off the coast of Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, killing at least 52 people, with hundreds more missing.
2016-09-21

Voters in many parts of Egypt including Cairo go to the polls for a parliamentary election.
2015-11-22

Authorities charge New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran with 64 counts including fraud, embezzlement, and money laundering.
2015-08-28

An unspecified-type Egyptian military aircraft crashes due to a 'technical failure' near the Libyan border killing four crew members and injuring two others.
2015-08-13

A trial begins in Cairo of 16 Americans and 27 others linked to an Egyptian government crackdown on non-government organizations which has created tension between the United States and Egypt.
2012-02-26

An Egyptian court decides to try former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak and Interior Minister Habib el-Adly together on charges relating to the death of protesters in the 2011 Egyptian revolution. [http:--www.maannews.net-eng-ViewDetails.aspx?ID=408391 (AFP via Maan News)]date=May 2020
2011-07-25

The former Governor of Chiapas state in Mexico Pablo Salazar is arrested on charges on embezzling more than $90 million from hurricane relief funds.
2011-06-7

Egypt lifts its closure on the Gaza Strip, allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza via Rafah and Israel eases its blockade of the Gaza Strip for food items.
2010-06-9