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]
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 AmericanTikToker suspected of being a serial killer who killed at least three women after torturing them.[18]
July
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
August 7 – Egypt issues NOTAM alerts and order their airlines to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspaces.[22]
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
September 14 – Three people are killed and 29 others are injured in a collision between two trains in Zagazig.[26]
October
October 13 – One person is killed and 21 others are injured in a collision between two trains in Minya Governorate.[27]
November 25 – A tourist yacht carrying 44 passengers sinks in the Red Sea off the coast of Wadi El Gemal National Park, leaving four people dead and eight passengers missing.[30][31]
December
December 10 – At least eight people are killed in the collapse of a six-story building in Cairo.[32]
December 19 – President Sisi signs into law a bill transferring administration of refugees in the country from the UNHCR to Egyptian authorities.[33]
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