2024 in Egypt
Events in the year 2024 in Egypt.
Events
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January
[edit]- January 1 – Egypt formally joins the BRICS group.[1]
- January 3 – The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy announces a 7-20% increase in the price of electricity.[2]
- January 15 – Clashes occur on the Egyptian-Israeli border after 20 armed men arrive at the Egyptian side, prompting the Israel Defence Forces to open fire and inflict several casualties. The IDF announces that one of its soldier was wounded during the clashes.[3]
- January 29 – A project is launched to restore the fallen granite blocks of the facade of the Pyramid of Menkaure back to their original location. It is planned to last for three years.[4][5][6]
- January 31 – The price of the US Dollar on the black market reaches 71 EGP (Egyptian pound).[7]
February
[edit]- February 14 – Fifteen people are killed and eight more injured during the collision of a truck and four microbuses in Alexandria.[8]
- February 16 – Egypt announces the establishment of a buffer zone along the Egypt-Gaza border.[9][10]
- February 26 – Ten people are killed after a ferry sinks along the Nile River in Monshat el-Kanater, Giza Governorate.[11]
April
[edit]- April 2 – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is inaugurated as President for a third term.[12]
- April 12 – The European Union pledges Egypt with 1 billion euros in short-term financial aid to help stabilise the country's economy.[13]
May
[edit]- May 5 – Hamas announces the end of ceasefire talks held in Cairo, while Israel vows to continue its military operations.[14]
- May 21 – Ten people are killed and nine others are injured after a minibus falls off a ferry into the Nile River in Abu Ghalib, Giza Governorate.[15]
- May 27 – An Egyptian border guard is killed in a shootout at the Rafah Border Crossing.[16]
- May 29 –
- The government raises the subsidized price of a bread loaf for the first time in three decades, from E£0.05 to E£0.20.[17]
- Police arrest an Egyptian American TikToker suspected of being a serial killer who killed at least three women after torturing them.[18]
July
[edit]- July 3 – The second cabinet of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly is inaugurated.[19]
- July 18 – Egypt's Suez Canal reported a 23.4 percent drop in revenues attributed to disruptions in Red Sea shipping over the past year, marked by attacks from Yemen's Houthi militia on Israeli-linked vessels.[20]
- July 30 – Five people are killed and nine others are injured when a boat capsizes on the Nile River in Cairo.[21]
August
[edit]- August 7 – Egypt issues NOTAM alerts and order their airlines to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspaces.[22]
- August 9 – French police arrest Egyptian wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed in Paris for alleged sexual assault.[23]
- August 21 – Two people are killed in a level-crossing collision between a train and a truck in Borg El Arab, Alexandria Governorate.[24]
- August 27 – The first batch of Egyptian military officers and equipment arrive in Mogadishu, marking the initial phase of a significant deployment that will see up to ten thousand Egyptian soldiers stationed in Somalia.[25]
September
[edit]- September 14 – Three people are killed and 29 others are injured in a collision between two trains in Zagazig.[26]
October
[edit]- October 13 – One people is killed and 21 others are injured in a collision between two trains in Minya Governorate.[27]
- October 14 – A bus carrying students of Galala University overturns on the Al-Galala highway near Ain Sokhna, Suez Governorate, killing 12 and injuring 33.[28]
- October 20 – The World Health Organization certifies Egypt as free of malaria.[29]
Deaths
[edit]- 26 January: El Amry Farouk, 53, businessman and politician.[30]
- 5 April: Ahmad Fathi Sorour, 91, former Speaker of the People's Assembly of Egypt.
- 13 April: Shereen Seif El-Nasr, 56, actress.
- 19 April: Salah El-Saadany, 80, actor.
- 26 August: Nabil Elaraby, 89, 7th Secretary General of the Arab League.[31]
References
[edit]- ^ "Iran joins BRICS group formally in 2024". Tehran Times. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Egypt raises electricity prices by 7-20%". El Ahram. 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "اشتباكات على حدود مصر.. 20 مسلحا وصلوا المنطقة الحدودية مع الاحتلا" [Clashes on the Egyptian border... 20 armed men arrived in the border area with the occupation]. Arabi 21 (in Arabic). 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ ""مشروع القرن".. ماذا تخطط مصر للهرم الثالث؟"" ["Project of the Century" - What is Egypt planning for the third pyramid?] (in Arabic).
- ^ Samir, Salwa (2024-01-25). "In a first, outer casing of Menkaure's pyramid to be studied, reassembled". The Egyptian Gazette.
- ^ Khaled, Raghad (2024-01-26). "Tourism Ministry Begins Project To Install Granite Coverage On Menkaure Pyramid". Lovin Cairo.
- ^ "عاجل الدولار تجاوز 71 ووصل لهذا الرقم الخيالي .. انهيار تاريخي في سعر الدولار مقابل الجنيه المصري في السوق السوداء البنك المركزي المصرية" [Urgent: The dollar exceeded 71 and reached this imaginary number... a historic collapse in the price of the dollar against the Egyptian pound on the black market, the Central Bank of Egypt]. saudias7 (in Arabic). 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Truck crashes into passenger vehicles in Egypt's Alexandria leaving 15 dead, officials say". AP News. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Egypt is building a new walled buffer zone more than 2 miles wide on Gaza border, satellite images show". 16 February 2024.
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/15/israel-hamas-war-news-gaza-palestine/
- ^ "A ferry sinks in the Nile in Egypt, killing at least 10 people". AP News. 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sworn in for third term". France 24. April 2, 2024.
- ^ "EU pledges Egypt 1 billion euros in financial aid". Reuters. April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows military operation in 'very near future'". AP News. 2024-05-05. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "10 killed in Egypt as minibus plunges off ferry into Nile". France 24. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Egyptian guard killed in shooting on Rafah border, Israel and Egypt investigating". Reuters. May 27, 2024.
- ^ "Egypt raises price of subsidized bread loaf for 1st time in three decades to 20 piastres". May 29, 2024.
- ^ "Prosecution releases first details in three murders attributed to 'New Cairo serial killer'". May 29, 2024.
- ^ "Egypt swears in a new Cabinet as mounting economic challenges fuel public discontent". AP News. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Suez Canal's income falls amid Yemen Houthi attacks". July 18, 2024.
- ^ "5 dead, 9 injured as Cairo Nile boat capsizes". July 30, 2024.
- ^ "UK, Egypt issue alerts for Iran, Lebanon airspace as risks of military conflict rise". Reuters. August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Egypt wrestler Mohamed 'Kesho' Ibrahim arrested for alleged sexual assault". BBC Sport. 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ "Train crashes into traffic in Egypt and kills 2, official says". Associated Press. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ "Egypt Deploys Military to Somalia in Strategic Move Amid Horn of Africa Tensions". Garowe Online. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "Trains collide in Egypt's Nile Delta leaving 3 dead, 29 injured". Associated Press. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Train crash in Egypt kills 1 and injures more than 20 people". Associated Press. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "12 students killed, 33 injured in a university bus accident on Al-Galala Road". Ahram Online. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effort". BBC. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "وفاة العامري فاروق نائب رئيس الأهلي" [The death of Al-Amri Farouk, Al-Ahly's vice president]. FilGoal.com (in Arabic). 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Nabil Elaraby, Egypt's Negotiator of Camp David Peace Conference and Taba Summit dies at 89". Egypt Today. 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2024-10-13.