CAIRO - Egypt's Foreign Ministry spokesman says that Cairo was not invited to a summit of African leaders to be held in Washington this summer, a decision it describes as "wrong and short-sighted."

Representatives from more than 30 nations and heads of international organisations kicked off the long awaited “Geneva II” talks in the lakeside town of Montreux, Switzerland.

Cairo Governorate has prepared a plan to fully secure the anniversary celebrations of the January 25 Revolution, said Vice Governor of the Cairo Governorate General Mohamed Ayman Abdel Tawab.

Former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif has returned back to his former position as emeritus professor at Cairo University’s Faculty of Engineering upon dean of faculty Sherif Murad's decision to reinstate him.

People’s participation in the constitutional referendum on Jan. 14 and 15 indicates that they support the military-backed roadmap adopted by the government, said head of the Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center Sherif Mehram on Wednesday.

A bag located in Zamalek did not contain a bomb, only wires to insinuate that it was an explosive device, said Director of the General Directorate for Civil Protection Gamal Halawa.

A Cairo court has delayed an appeal against the jail sentences of well-known political activists Ahmed Douma, Ahmed Maher and Mohamed to 10 February.

Adviser to the Prime Minister for the elections affairs Major General Refaat Qomsan said Tuesday that conducting the parliamentary elections using the single-winner system was still under study.

The Wafd Party’s Supreme Commission will hold a meeting Tuesday to vote on the potential of an alliance with the Egyptian Social Democratic Party during the next parliamentary elections.

Minister of Defense General Abdel Fatah al-Sisi becoming president would at first benefit Egypt, but staying in his position as army chief would be much better for Egypt on the long run, author Youssef Zeidan said Monday in the TV show El-Hadath el-Masry.

Upon Greece’s invitation, Interim President Adly Mansour on a one-day visit to Athens on Monday aims to consolidate bilateral relations in various fields between the two countries, said Egypt's presidency.

Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology have discovered an entire dynasty of Egyptian kings buried under the sand in Southern Egypt.

Eritrean forces have boarded a merchant vessel that was in their territorial waters in an incident the crew initially reported as a pirate attack, maritime officials said on Sunday.

Approving the 2014 Constitution is Egypt’s first step in its journey towards the future, interim President Adly Mansour said Sunday, but declined to specify whether the next step would be presidential or parliamentary elections.

The Egyptian army arrested nine "terrorists" on Monday during a security campaign in Northern Sinai, the army spokesman said in a statement.

A number of politicians have denounced statements by former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi, who said Saturday that a presidential run by Defense Minister Abdel Fatah al-Sisi would not “be in favor of the revolution.”

8.2 million persons have signed a petition organized by the Homeland Demand campaign to indication their support of a presidential run by General Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, said campaign spokesperson Mlaz al-Hakim.

A US congressional delegation met on Sunday with Egyptian army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to discuss US-Egypt ties and recent developments in the region, a military source has said.

National Council for Human Rights Chief Mohamed Fa’eq said that the fact-finding committee formed by the council to investigate incidents of Kerdasa and dispersing Rabaa al-Adaweya and Nahda sit-ins as well as killing of inmates in Abu Zaabal prison truck and burning churches will reveal its findings by the end of week.

Informed sources told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper that they have asked Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to announce his candidacy for presidency in the next couple days to reassure Egyptians, rather than waiting for the planned announcement date on Saturday, 25 January.

US archaeologists have uncovered the tomb in southern Egypt of a previously unknown pharaoh who ruled 3,700 years ago, antiquities officials said on Wednesday.