Sources: AFP
Three people are killed and 32 others are injured after a fire in a hospital in Cairo, Egypt. 2023-02-1
Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar of the LNA visits Cairo for a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has supported the LNA in its military operation against the rival GNA in Tripoli. 2019-04-14
A train crash and subsequent fire kills at least 25 people at Ramses Station in Cairo, Egypt. 2019-02-27
Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, sign a unity deal in Cairo, that is also publicly supported by the governments of Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The Fatah-controlled Palestinian National Authority (PNA), along with Israel, currently govern the West Bank. According to the signatories of the deal, the PNA will take administrative control of the Gaza Strip, and, along with Hamas, police its borders. The signatories consider the agreement a first step, and, if productive, plan to meet next month to address the remaining issues. The government of Israel opposes any involvement by Hamas in a Palestinian government. 2017-10-12
An Egyptian court orders the release from prison of Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy in Cairo. 2015-02-13
Tens of thousands of people converge on Cairo's Tahrir Square to demonstrate against Egypt's military rulers, who have seized power following the ousting from power of Hosni Mubarak in last year's revolution. 2012-06-19
At least one person is killed and at least 373 others are wounded when armed forces fire water cannon, tear gas and rocks on demonstrators near Egypt's defence ministry in Cairo. 2012-05-4
Syrian Civil War: Arab League ministers meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss the extension of its monitoring mission in Syria. 2012-01-22
2011 Egyptian revolution: Activists gather in the Egyptian capital Cairo, calling for the end of the post-Hosni Mubarak military regime. 2011-12-23
An Egyptian court orders the dissolution of the former ruling National Democratic Party of Hosni Mubarak. 2011-04-16