Memory of the day: Egypt joins the League of Nations in 1937

CAIRO – 26 May 2021: On May 26, many important events took place.

Important world events:

1882 - Egyptian Prime Minister Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi resigns in protest against the acceptance of Khedive Tawfiq to the demands of England and France to deport Ahmed Orabi from Egypt.

1937 - Egypt joins the League of Nations.

1954 - Kamal el-Malakh discovers Khufu’s Solar ships at the Great Pyramids of Giza.

1979 - El-Arish returns to Egyptian sovereignty under the Camp David Accords.

2018 - Real Madrid crowned the UEFA Champions League 2018 for the third time in a row and the thirteenth in its history by beating Liverpool 3-1 in the final.

2019 - Egyptian club Zamalek wins the African Confederation Cup after beating the Moroccan club, Nahdet Berkane, in the final.