2021 in Egypt

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2021
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Egypt

Decades:
See also:Other events of 2021
List of years in Egypt

Events of 2021 in Egypt.

Incumbents

Events

Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt

January and February

  • 12 January – An appeals court acquits Haneen Hossam and Mawada al-Adham imprisoned for "attacking society’s values" over videos they published on TikTok. Hossam, 20, still faces charges of human trafficking.[1]
  • 18 January – Direct flights between Egypt and Qatar are renewed for the first time since 2017. 300,000 Egyptians live in Qatar.[2]
  • 19 January – A female baker is arrested for ″violating family values″ for allegedly baking sexually-suggestive cupcakes. The arrest became the hottest topic on social media and is the most recent incident in a struggle for increased freedom of expression.[3]
  • 24 January – COVID-19 pandemic: Egypt begins vaccinating healthcare workers. More than 300 doctors have died.[4]
  • 4 February – The government frees journalist Mahmoud Hussein of Al Jazeera after five years in prison on charge of spreading false news.[5]
  • 17 February – Egypt buys 168 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles for USD $197 million.[6]
  • 18 February – President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah meet in Cairo.[7]

March and April

Sports

Deaths

January to March

April to June

See also

References

  1. ^ "Egypt court acquits TikTok stars jailed over 'debauchery'". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Egypt, UAE resume first Qatar flights since 2017". msn.com. AFP. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Cheeseman, Abbie (January 19, 2021). "Egyptian woman arrested for 'violating family values' with suggestively decorated cupcakes". news.yahoo.com. The Telegraph. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Egypt kicks off vaccine drive as France tightens borders". msn.com. AFP. January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Egypt frees Jazeera journalist after 4 years jail: security". msn.com. AFP. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "US sells $200m in weapons to Egypt despite human rights abuses". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  7. ^ ELHENNAWY, NOHA (February 18, 2021). "Libya's new interim leader meets with Egyptian president". news.yahoo.com. AP. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Egypt's president el-Sissi visits Sudan amid rapprochement". news.yahoo.com. AP. March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  9. ^ Mohamed, Yusri; Jaganathan, Jessica; Tan, Florence (March 23, 2021). "Tugs work to free giant container ship stranded in Suez Canal". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  10. ^ "At least 15 killed in multi-car crash after curfew in Egypt". Al Jazeera. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Egipto. Choque de trenes deja al menos 32 muertos y 66 heridos". El Universal (in Spanish). 26 March 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  12. ^ "Egypt revises death toll from train crash to 19". msn.com. Al Jazeera English. March 27, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  13. ^ "Death toll from Egypt building collapse climbs to 25". msn.com. AFP. March 28, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  14. ^ Bowden, John (28 March 2021). "Egyptian leader gives last-resort order to dislodge ship from Suez Canal". TheHill. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  15. ^ DEBRE, ISABEL; MAGDY, SAMY (March 28, 2021). "Giant container ship that blocked Suez Canal set free". news.yahoo.com. AP. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  16. ^ MAGDY, SAMY (March 31, 2021). "In stark warning, Egypt leader says Nile water 'untouchable'". news.yahoo.com. AP. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  17. ^ Ebrahim, Nadeen (April 2, 2021). "Majestic Cairo parade as Egyptian mummies move museum". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  18. ^ "Veteran Egyptian screenwriter Wahid Hamed dies at 76". Arab News. 2 January 2021. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  19. ^ New York Dolls Guitarist Sylvain Sylvain Dead at 69
  20. ^ Mubarak-era Information minister Safwat El-Sherif dies of Leukemia: son
  21. ^ عبلة الكحلاوي: مواقع التواصل ترثي داعية فاقت أقرانها في منابر الدعوة وأعمال الخير (in Arabic)
  22. ^ Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel-Ghaffar dies at age 60
  23. ^ Veteran Egyptian actor Ezzat El-Alaili dies at age 86
  24. ^ Businessman Hussein Sabbour passes away
  25. ^ وفاة الفنانة أحلام الجريتلي عن عمر يناهز 73 عامًا (in Arabic)
  26. ^ وفاة الفنان المصري يوسف شعبان متأثراً بكورونا (in Arabic)
  27. ^ أستاذي-وقائدي-من-هو-كمال-عامر-الذي-نعاه-السيسي؟ (in Arabic)
  28. ^ Veteran Egyptian actress Sawsan Rabie dies at 59
  29. ^ وفاة الإعلامية المصرية ملك اسماعيل متأثرة بمضاعفات كورونا (in Arabic)
  30. ^ وفاة الفنان المصري عادل هاشم بعد صراع مع المرض (in Arabic)
  31. ^ وفاة الممثلة منى بدر (in Arabic)
  32. ^ "Nawal El Saadawi obituary". the Guardian. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  33. ^ Former Egyptian PM Kamal al-Ganzouri dies aged 88

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