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December 10 – At least eight people are killed in the collapse of a six-story building in Cairo. [32] December 19 – President Sisi signs into law a bill transferring administration of refugees in the country from the UNHCR to Egyptian authorities. [33]
Cairo 6 [10] Hospital fire 2020 Obour 7 [9] Fire in ICU unit. [9] Hospital fire 2020 Alexandria: 7 [9] Fire in the hospital killed seven patients and injured another. [9] Highway fire 2020 Cairo 0 [2] Cars on a nearby highway set fire to a leaky oil pipeline. [2] 17 people were injured. [2] Ramses Station rail disaster: 2019 Cairo 25 [11]
The motivation behind the 2020 protests are similar to that of the 2019 protests. Many Egyptians had been discontent towards the government because of police brutality [13] and the economic issues the country had been facing as a result of the 2016 austerity measures; [5] [9] in 2020, almost 70% of the Egyptian population lived under the poverty line. [5]
Israel said on Tuesday that it was up to Egypt to reopen the Rafah Crossing and allow humanitarian relief into the Gaza Strip, prompting Cairo to denounce what it described as an attempt to shift ...
On 14 August 2022, a fire broke out at the Abu Sefein Church, a Coptic Christian Orthodox church in the Imbaba neighborhood of Giza on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt.The fire started during Sunday worship services when nearly 5,000 worshippers were gathered.
It covers Egyptian current affairs and some international news. The magazine is published by IBA media, which also publishes Business Today Egypt, another monthly magazine. [3] [4] Both magazines are based in Cairo. [3] In March 2005, the magazine was banned in the country due to its article on the 2005 presidential election. [4]
Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is a bustling metropolis that sits on the banks of the River Nile. Home to an estimated 22 million people, the city has more recently expanded into a sprawling jumble ...
10 – 13 February – The 2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships was held in Cairo. [12] 10 – 16 February – The 2020 Zed Tennis Open, the first edition of the tournament to be part of the 2020 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, took place in Cairo. [13] 11 February – The Egyptian population reached 100 million. [14]