2018 in Egypt
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Events in the year 2018 in Egypt.
Incumbents
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[edit]- 6 February onwards – the 2018 Cyprus gas dispute, involving Turkish rejection of a 2013 Cypriot-Egyptian maritime border demarcation deal
- 9 February – initiation of Comprehensive Operation – Sinai 2018
- 26 to 28 March – In the Egyptian presidential election, 2018, incumbent president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was reelected with a majority of the votes.
Deaths
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- 1 January – Ebrahim Nafae, journalist (b. 1934).[1]
- 29 March – Mohamed Shaker, diplomat and political scientist (b. 1933)
- 2 April – Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, novelist (b. 1962).[2]
- 10 April – Samir Gharbo, water polo player (b. 1925).[3]
- 6 May – Khaled Mohieddin, politician and military officer (b. 1922)
- 29 July – Anba Epiphanius, Coptic prelate, Abbot of Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great (b. 1954).[4]
- 6 August – Sanaa Mazhar, actress (b. 1932).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Veteran Egyptian journalist dies in Dubai". www.gulfnews.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Renowned Egyptian Author Ahmed Khaled Tawfik Dies at 55". egyptianstreets.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Samir Gharbo
- ^ Asesinado el obispo copto ortodoxo Epiphanius, abad del monasterio de San Macario (Egipto) Archived 2018-07-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ عاجل| وفاة الفنانة سناء مظهر عن عمر يناهز 86 عاما Archived 2018-08-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)
