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Sinai Liberation Day is a public holiday in Egypt which celebrates the liberation of the land of Sinai from Israeli occupation back to Egyptian sovereignty. [1] It is the anniversary of the liberation of the peninsula of Sinai corresponding to April 25 of each year, celebrating the day in 1982 when Egypt recovered the land of Sinai and the withdrawal of the last Israeli soldier from the city ...
Sinai Liberation Day: عيد تحرير سيناء Celebrates the final withdrawal of all Israeli military forces from the Sinai Peninsula in 1982. May 1 Labour Day: عيد العمال June 30 30 June Day [3] عيد ثورة 30 يونيو Observes the June 2013 Egyptian protests, which saw President Mohamed Morsi deposed by the military a few ...
Within three days, Israel had occupied most of the Sinai Peninsula. Following the Israeli capture and occupation of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt launched the War of Attrition (1967–1970) aimed at forcing Israel to withdraw from the Sinai Peninsula. The war saw protracted conflict in the Suez Canal Zone, ranging from limited to large scale combat.
Excavations in northeastern Egypt recently unearthed the ruins of a 3,400-year-old building fit for a king — literally. Archaeologists found the ruined house at the Tel Habwa site on the Sinai ...
More than 200 Jews who were freed from the Nazi death camp in occupied Poland have traveled from homes in the U.S., Israel and elsewhere for the memorial.
In November 1977 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat broke 30 years of hostility with Israel by visiting Jerusalem at the invitation of Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Sadat's two-day visit included a speech before the Knesset and was a turning point in the history of the conflict. The Egyptian leader created a new psychological climate in ...
Donald Trump’s January 2017 inauguration speech stands out as one of the most memorable — and polarizing — addresses in modern American history. With a starkly dystopian tone, the 45th ...
9 January – The government bans Al Jazeera from operating in the country after the network airs an interview with M23 leader Bertrand Bisimwa the previous day. [ 2 ] 15 January – At least ten people are killed in an attack by the Allied Democratic Forces on the village of Makoko in Lubero Territory , North Kivu.