2026 in Egypt
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Events in the year 2026 in Egypt.
Incumbents
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President of Egypt | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
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Prime Minister of Egypt | Moustafa Madbouly |
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 13 January – The United States designates the Egyptian chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, citing its support for Hamas.[1]
- 17 January – Egypt finishes fourth at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, after losing to Nigeria 4-2 on penalties at Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca.[2]
February
[edit]- 2 February –
- The local government begins allowing sick and wounded Palestinians to enter through the Rafah Border Crossing for medical treatment; after Israel partially reopened the border for the first time since May 2024.[3]
- Multiple Turkish-made Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicles are deployed by the Egyptian Armed Forces at the East Oweinat airstrip, near the Egypt–Sudan border[4]
- 6 February – The Netherlands returns a 3,500-year-old Ancient Egyptian sculpture to Egypt after a Dutch investigation confirmed it had been looted and unlawfully removed during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.[5]
- 11 February – The House of Representatives appoints General Ashraf Mansour as the new defence minister, replacing General Abdel Mageed Saqr as part of a limited cabinet reshuffle.[6]
- 19 February — Two trucks collide near Port Said, killing 18 people and injuring three others.[7]
- 28 February – The Rafah Border Crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is closed by Israel, citing "security reasons" amid the start of the 2026 Iran war.[8]
March
[edit]- 10 March — The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announces a 30% increase in the price of vehicle fuel amid shortages caused by the 2026 Iran war.[9]
- 12 March — The government imposes limits on the price of bread amid rising fuel prices.[10]
- 19 March — The Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip reopens for limited movement, allowing a restricted number of Palestinian patients to enter Egypt for medical treatment and some people to return to Gaza under coordinated security procedures, following its closure as a security measure amid the 2026 Iran war.[11]
- 29 March – Multiple Arab foreign ministers unanimously agree to nominate Nabil Fahmi as Secretary-General of the Arab League, to succeed Ahmed Aboul Gheit at the end of his term in June 2026.[12]
May
[edit]- 1 May –
Public holidays
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 7 January: Murad Wahba, 100, writer, philosopher and academic.[15]
- 15 February: Moufed Mahmoud Shehab, 90, politician.[16]
- 4 March: Ahmed Ibrahim Darwish, 83, writer and poet.[17]
- 13 March: Fatma Sarhan, 97–98, singer and actress.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Trump administration labels 3 Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations". AP News. 2026-01-13. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ^ Gleeson, Mark (17 January 2026). "Nigeria edge Egypt on penalties for third place at Cup of Nations". Reuters. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ^ Tondo, Lorenzo (2026-02-02). "Sick and wounded Palestinians enter Egypt after Israel reopens Rafah crossing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
- ^ Dziadosz, Alexander (2 February 2026). "Egypt's drone deployment to border raises stakes in Sudan's civil war". Reuters. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Netherlands returns 3,500-year-old looted sculpture to Egypt". Reuters. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ Wali, Mohamed (11 February 2026). "Egypt appoints new defence minister, statement says". Reuters. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "18 killed in truck collision in Egypt's Port Said". Egypt Today. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Rafah crossing closure leaves Gaza patients trapped without treatment". Al Jazeera. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ "Egypt raises fuel prices by up to 30 percent". Africanews. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Egyptian authorities impose caps on prices of bread". Africanews. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Gaza-Egypt border crossing reopens for small numbers of people". INQUIRER.net. AFP. 2026-03-19. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ^ Ezz, Mohamed (29 March 2026). "Arab foreign ministers name Nabil Fahmy as Arab League chief". Reuters. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ^ "Egypt-Sudan river transport resumes after six-year hiatus". Sudan Tribune. May 1, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ^ "China has now dropped tariffs on imports from every African country except 1". AP News. 1 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ "وفاة المفكر المصري مراد وهبة عن 100 عام". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 2026-01-08. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
- ^ أحمد, ريهام سعيد (2026-02-15). "وفاة الدكتور مفيد شهاب وزير التعليم العالي الأسبق". المصري اليوم (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ^ elsawy, ali (2026-03-04). "وفاة الناقد الأدبي د.أحمد درويش عن عمر يناهز 84 عاما". أخبار الغد - GhadNews |موقع إخباري مصري مستقل (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-03-17.
- ^ "وفاة المطربة الشعبية فاطمة سرحان.. ونادية مصطفى تنعى الراحلة". صدى البلد (in Arabic). 2026-03-14. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
External links
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