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]
Public holidays
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Deaths
[edit]- 7 January: Murad Wahba, 100, writer, philosopher and academic.[8]
- 15 February: Moufed Mahmoud Shehab, 90, politician.[9]
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 Brazil". Egypt Today. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 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.
External links
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