An officer was ordered jailed for 24 hours for smoking during a Thursday court session of 2013 riots at the U.S. embassy; Judge Mohamed Nagy Shehata said the policeman “would smoke Shisha next time” if he went unpunished, Youm7 reported.

Egypt's Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ibrahim Heneidy announced on Tuesday that a series of national dialogue meetings between Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and representatives of mainstream political forces are due to begin on Thursday to pave the way for long-delayed parliamentary elections. Heneidy told parliamentary reporters that as many as 75 political figures are expected to attend the meetings.

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi told U.S. President Barack Obama lifting the executive holds on US military aid further helps address the shared challenges to the U.S. and Egypt, which is consistent with the longstanding strategic partnership between the two countries.

Egypt filed a membership request at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Tuesday, with the Chinese government welcoming the step, Youm7 reported.

Egyptian activists are drumming up support for a rights advocate and members of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party (SPAP) who were originally witnesses in the Shaimaa El-Sabagh murder case, but were recently listed as defendants for protesting the day she was killed.

Attorney-General Hisham Barakat opened an urgent investigation into a report submitted by the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) that includes allegations of torture reported by prisoners, judicial sources told Al-Masry al-Youm Wednesday.

Officials are to meet in Cairo this month to follow up on a decision to form an Arab joint military force, taken at the Arab League summit this month to face security threats in the region.

A temporary export ban has been imposed on the 4,200-year-old ancient Egyptian statue of Sekhemka, which was sold in the U.K.’s Christie’s auction house in July, according to the BBC Monday.

Egypt's state news agency says Qatar has returned its ambassador to Cairo almost a month after recalling him in response to an Egyptian official accusing the tiny Gulf nation of supporting terrorism.

The illicit gains authority is to officially appeal the verdict of former interior minister Habib El-Adly who was acquitted on charges of corruption, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi stressed that the Ethiopian people have the right to development and progress without harming Egyptian people's right to secure their water interests.

A human rights organization has demanded authorities to reveal the whereabouts of a journalist who was arrested from his residence early Sunday.

Egyptian warships shelled a column of Houthi fighters and troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh as they tried to advance on the southern port city of Aden on Monday, according to reports.

Egyptian border guards intercepted 75 Egyptians who were allegedly attempting to illegally enter Libya from the Sallum border crossing Monday, Youm7 reported.

Despite an improvement in Egyptians' health during the past 20 years noted by the World Bank and represented in an increase in life expectancy from 64.5 years to 70.5 years, such an improvement was not achieved with equality.

Egypt's fuel subsidy bill for the first half of the current fiscal year fell to 44.8 billion Egyptian pounds ($5.9 billion) from 64.5 billion a year earlier, the finance ministry said on Monday.

A worker at the Cairo International Airport was killed Sunday after being hit by a car driving in reverse on an airstrip, Youm7 reported.

A teacher in Aswan on Sunday dealt a student a strong slap on the face, accusing him of intentionally bumping into her.

The Agouza prosecution ordered the detention on Saturday of three policemen from the Giza traffic department for attacking an armed forces officer and verbally insulting another policeman at a security ambush located near the Ard el-Lewa bridge.

Participants at the Arab Summit in Sharm El-Sheik are discussing a number of points to agree upon by Saturday, which will be announced publicly later.

The Attorney General’s office has appealed a Cairo court decision to release two police officers accused of torturing a lawyer to death on a bail worth EGP 10,000 ($1,300,) Youm7 reported Sunday.