2026 in Egypt
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Incumbents
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Events
January
- 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
- 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]
- 28 February – The Rafah Border Crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is closed by Israel, citing "security reasons" amid the start of the 2026 Iran war.[8]
March
- 10 March — The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announces a 30% increase in the price of vehicle fuel amid shortages caused by the 2026 Iran war.[9]
- 12 March — The government imposes limits on the price of bread amid rising fuel prices.[10]
- 19 March — The Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip reopens for limited movement, allowing a restricted number of Palestinian patients to enter Egypt for medical treatment and some people to return to Gaza under coordinated security procedures, following its closure as a security measure amid the 2026 Iran war.[11]
- 29 March – Multiple Arab foreign ministers unanimously agree to nominate Nabil Fahmi as Secretary-General of the Arab League, to succeed Ahmed Aboul Gheit at the end of his term in June 2026.[12]
Public holidays
Deaths
- 7 January: Murad Wahba, 100, writer, philosopher and academic.[13]
- 15 February: Moufed Mahmoud Shehab, 90, politician.[14]
- 4 March: Ahmed Ibrahim Darwish, 83, writer and poet.[15]
- 13 March: Fatma Sarhan, 97–98, singer and actress.[16]
