2026 in Egypt

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Events in the year 2026 in Egypt .

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of Egypt	Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
	Prime Minister of Egypt	Moustafa Madbouly

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]

Public holidays

See also: Public holidays in Egypt

Deaths

• 7 January: Murad Wahba, 100, writer, philosopher and academic. ^[7]

References

1. "Trump administration labels 3 Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations". AP News . 2026-01-13. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
2. Gleeson, Mark (17 January 2026). "Nigeria edge Egypt on penalties for third place at Cup of Nations". Reuters. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
3. Tondo, Lorenzo (2026-02-02). "Sick and wounded Palestinians enter Egypt after Israel reopens Rafah crossing". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2026-02-02.
4. Dziadosz, Alexander (2 February 2026). "Egypt's drone deployment to border raises stakes in Sudan's civil war". Reuters. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
5. "Netherlands returns 3,500-year-old looted sculpture to Egypt". Reuters. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
6. Wali, Mohamed (11 February 2026). "Egypt appoints new defence minister, statement says". Reuters. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
7. "وفاة المفكر المصري مراد وهبة عن 100 عام". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 2026-01-08. Retrieved 2026-01-08.

External links

• Media related to 2026 in Egypt at Wikimedia Commons