President Sisi Lays Wreath at Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo
CAIRO – 24 April 2025: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi laid a wreath of flowers this morning- April 24, 2025- at the memorial for the martyrs of the Armed Forces in Nasr City, as part of Egypt's and the Armed Forces' celebrations of the 43rd anniversary of the Liberation of Sinai.
The President was received by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense and Military Production General Abdel Mageed Saqr, and senior state officials.
President El-Sisi also visited the tomb of the late President Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat, where he laid a wreath of flowers and recited Al-Fatiha in remembrance of his pure soul.
Sinai Liberation Day is a public holiday in Egypt, which celebrates the liberation of Sinai from Israeli occupation. 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 of Taba in 1988.
On this day, Egyptians give tribute to the officers and soldiers from the Egyptian armed forces and their sacrifices which led to the recovery of Sinai from occupation.
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