2024 in Egypt
Events in the year 2024 in Egypt
Events[edit]
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January[edit]
- January 1 – Egypt formally joins the BRICS group.[1]
- January 3 – The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy announce an increase in the price of Electricity, Electricity prices are increased by 7-20%.[2]
- January 15 – Clashes Occur on the Egyptian-Israeli border, 20 armed men arrive at the Egyptian border, Israel Defence Forces opened fire on the gunmen and observed several casualties, The IDF announced that a soldier was wounded during an exchange of fire with gunmen on the Egyptian border.[3]
- January 29 – A project commenced which aims to move the fallen granite blocks of the facade back to their original location on the Pyramid of Menkaure. It is planned to take three years to complete.[4][5][6]
- January 31 – The price of the United States 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]
- In February 2024, Egyptians announced that they are building a buffer zone Egypt Gaza border. [9] [10]
Predicted and scheduled events[edit]
February[edit]
April[edit]
- Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is set to be inaugurated for another term.
Deaths[edit]
- 26 January: El Amry Farouk, 53, businessman and politician.[11]
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/
- ^ "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.