Events in the year 2024 in

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

Events

January

* January 1 –

formally joins the

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group. * January 3 – The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy announces a 7-20% increase in the price of electricity. * 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. * January 29 – A project is launched to restore the fallen granite blocks of the facade of the

Pyramid of Menkaure The pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three main pyramids of the Giza pyramid complex, located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. It is thought to have been built to serve as the tomb of the Fourth Dynasty ...

back to their original location. It is planned to last for three years. * January 31 – The price of the

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on the

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reaches 71 EGP (

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February

* February 14 – Fifteen people are killed and eight more injured during the collision of a

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and four microbuses in

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

. *February 16 - Egypt announces the establishment of a buffer zone along the Egypt-Gaza border. * February 26 – Ten people are killed after a ferry sinks along the

Nile River The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered the longest rive ...

in Monshat el-Kanater, Giza Governorate.

April

* April 2 –

Abdel Fattah El-Sisi Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi; (born 19 November 1954) is an Egyptian politician and retired military officer who has served as the sixth and current president of Egypt since 2014. Before retiring as a general in the Egyptian mil ...

is inaugurated as President for a third term. * April 12 – The

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...

pledges

with 1 billion euros in short-term financial aid to help stabilise the country's economy.

May

* May 5 – Hamas announces the end of

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talks held in

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

, while Israel vows to continue its military operations. * May 21 – Ten people are killed and nine others are injured after a minibus falls off a ferry into the

in Abu Ghalib, Giza Governorate. * May 27 – An Egyptian border guard is killed in a shootout at the Rafah Border Crossing. * 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. ** Police arrest an

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er suspected of being a serial killer who killed at least three women after torturing them.

July

* July 3 – The second cabinet of Prime Minister

Mostafa Madbouly Mostafa Kamal Madbouly ( ar, مصطفى كمال مدبولي; born 28 April 1966) is the Prime Minister of Egypt, serving since 2018. He was appointed by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to succeed Sherif Ismail following his government's resignat ...

is inaugurated. * July 18 – Egypt’s

Suez Canal The Suez Canal ( arz, قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ, ') is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. The long canal is a popular ...

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. * July 30 – Five people are killed and nine others are injured when a boat capsizes on the

August

* August 7 –

issues NOTAM alerts and order their airlines to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspaces. * August 9 – French police arrest Egyptian wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed in Paris for alleged

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. * August 21 – Two people are killed in a level-crossing collision between a train and a truck in

Borg El Arab Borg el-Arab ( ar, برج العرب, lit=the Arabic tower) is an industrial city in the governorate of Alexandria, Egypt. It is located about 52 kilometers south-west of Alexandria and some seven kilometers from the Mediterranean coast. North o ...

, Alexandria Governorate.

Deaths

* 26 January:

El Amry Farouk El Amry Farouk is an Egyptian businessman and Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge for ...

, 53, businessman and politician.

References

{{Year in Asia, 2024

2020s in Egypt Years of the 21st century in Egypt