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Recent Did you know? items
* ... that the Egyptian-Sudanese singer Nxdia took the "queer anthem" "She Likes a Boy" into the UK Singles Sales Chart?
* ... that the Egyptian-Sudanese singer '''[[Nxdia]]''' took the "queer anthem" "She Likes a Boy" into the [[List of UK Singles Sales Chart number ones|UK Singles Sales Chart]]?
* ... that the oldest complete versions of the [[Book of Jonah]] and [[First Epistle of Peter|1 Peter]] are from '''[[Crosby–Schøyen Codex MS 193|a 3rd-century codex]]''' discovered in Egypt in 1952?
* ... that the Qurna Queen's tomb may be the only complete royal burial exported in its entirety from Egypt?
* ... that the '''[[Qurna Queen]]'''{{`s}} tomb may be the only complete royal burial exported in its entirety from Egypt?
* ... that Mount Okmok in Alaska may have contributed to the downfall of Ptolemaic Egypt?
* ... that '''[[Mount Okmok]]''' in Alaska may have contributed to the downfall of Ptolemaic Egypt?
* ... that the journalist '''[[Wendell Steavenson]]'''{{`s}} book ''Circling the Square'' covers the events of the [[Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014)|2011–2013 Egyptian crisis]], which were centered around Cairo's [[Tahrir Square]]?
* ... that zanana can refer to a nagging wife in Egypt, or to Israeli drones flying overhead in Gaza?
* ... that '''{{lang|arz|[[zanana]]}}''' can refer to a nagging wife in Egypt, or to Israeli drones flying overhead in Gaza?
Recent In the news items
29 May 2024 –
The Egyptian government raises the subsidized price of a loaf of bread for the first time in three decades, from E£0.05 to E£0.20. (Al-Ahram)
: The Egyptian government raises the subsidized price of a loaf of bread for the first time in three decades, from [[Egyptian pound|E£]]0.05 to E£0.20. [https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/524472/Egypt/Politics-/BREAKING-Egypt-quadruples-subsidized-bread-loaf-pr.aspx ''(Al-Ahram)'']
:[[Law enforcement in Egypt|Egyptian police]] arrest an Egyptian-American teacher and [[TikTok|TikTok]] influencer suspected of being a [[serial killer]], who is believed to have murdered at least three women in [[Cairo]]. [https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/1/524405/Egypt/Prosecution-releases-first-details-in-three-murder.aspx ''(Al-Ahram)'']
:An [[Egyptian Border Guard Corps|Egyptian border guard]] is killed in a shootout at the [[Rafah Border Crossing]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egyptian-guard-killed-shooting-rafah-border-israel-egypt-investigating-2024-05-27/ (Reuters)]
21 May 2024 –
Eleven workers drown after a microbus falls off a ferry into the Nile River in Giza, Egypt. (Al-Ahram)
:Eleven workers drown after a microbus falls off a ferry into the [[Nile]] River in [[Giza]], [[Egypt]]. [https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1235/523963/Egypt/Urban--Transport/-women-drown-as-microbus-falls-off-Nile-ferry-in-G.aspx (Al-Ahram)]
:[[Egypt]] announces it will intervene on [[South Africa]]'s side in the ''[[South Africa's genocide case against Israel|South Africa v Israel]]'' case in response to [[Israel]]'s growing assault on [[Rafah]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/egypt-intervene-icj-case-israel-tensions-rise-2024-05-12/ (Reuters)]
:[[Israel Defense Force|Israeli forces]] enter [[Rafah]] in a "limited" operation, taking control of the [[Rafah Border Crossing]] on the [[Egypt–Gaza border]]. [https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-05-06/ty-article-live/idf-three-soldiers-killed-near-gaza-border/0000018f-4ba4-dcda-abcf-6ba7979b0006 (''Haaretz'')] [https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-war-humanitarian-aid-8659eae6e0a7362504f0aa4aa4be53e0 (AP)] [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-take-control-vital-rafah-crossing-gaza-into-egypt-2024-05-07/ (Reuters)]
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I have removed "{{Transclude selected current events | Egypt | days=100 |max=6}}" from the portal for the time being. It is significantly breaking the portal's layout when in place. North America1000 17:20, 4 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
This portal has been updated and expanded in 2019. Additional articles for the portal can be considered from those available in the table listed below. North America1000 11:35, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]