2017 in Egypt explained

Events in the year 2017 in Egypt.

Incumbents

• President

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

• Prime Minister

Sherif Ismail

Events

• 9 April  - The Palm Sunday church bombings, twin suicide bombings that took place at St. George’s Church in Tanta, and Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria, killed at least 45 people and injured more than 100.^[1]
• 26 April - Live bullets were fired on protestors during the 2016–17 Egyptian protests who were protesting the selling of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia.^[2]
• 26 May  - Egyptian military launch airstrikes against Libyan targets due to terrorist attack which killed 26 Coptic Christians.
• 11 August  - Alexandria train collision.

Sport

• • 1-9 July – the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup was held in Cairo 18-25 August – the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship, volleyball event hosted by Egypt

Deaths

• 6 January – Awad Moukhtar Halloudah, swimmer (born 1931)
• 12 January – Karima Mokhtar, actress (born 1934)^[3]
• 1 April – Talaat al-Shayeb, author (born 1942)
• 4 April – Samir Farid, writer and film critic (born 1943)
• 15 June – Ibrahim Abouleish, pharmacologist (born 1937)

See also

• List of Egyptian films of 2017

Notes and References

1. Web site: Egypt Cabinet OKs state of emergency after Palm Sunday church bombings. Joe Sterling. Sarah Sirgany. Ian Lee. amp. CNN. 10 April 2017. 12 April 2016.
2. News: Reuters. 2016-04-25 . Egypt police suppress protests against Sisi government . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-03-27 . 0261-3077.
3. Web site: Mother of Egyptians' actress dies . Samar Al-Sayed . 14 January 2017 . The National. 8 February 2017.