2024 in Egypt

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Events in the year 2024 in Egypt

Events[edit]

2024
in
Egypt

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See also:Other events of 2024
List of years in Egypt

January[edit]

  • 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]
  • January 31 – The price of the US Dollar on the black market reaches 71 EGP (Egyptian Pound).[7]

February[edit]

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February[edit]

April[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Iran joins BRICS group formally in 2024". Tehran Times. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  2. ^ "Egypt raises electricity prices by 7-20%". El Ahram. 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ ""مشروع القرن".. ماذا تخطط مصر للهرم الثالث؟"" ["Project of the Century" - What is Egypt planning for the third pyramid?] (in Arabic).
  5. ^ Samir, Salwa (2024-01-25). "In a first, outer casing of Menkaure's pyramid to be studied, reassembled". The Egyptian Gazette.
  6. ^ Khaled, Raghad (2024-01-26). "Tourism Ministry Begins Project To Install Granite Coverage On Menkaure Pyramid". Lovin Cairo.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Truck crashes into passenger vehicles in Egypt's Alexandria leaving 15 dead, officials say". AP News. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  9. ^ "Egypt is building a new walled buffer zone more than 2 miles wide on Gaza border, satellite images show". 16 February 2024.
  10. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/15/israel-hamas-war-news-gaza-palestine/
  11. ^ "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.