Cairo prosecutors ordered on Monday the release of Egyptian cartoonist Islam Gawish without filing charges against him a day after he was arrested.

The Housing Ministry signed four financing contracts worth LE3 billion to boost liquidity for financing the construction of a million housing units, one of the country’s major national projects.

The remains of a large wooden boat have been discovered in the South Abusir area of Cairo by a Czech archeology team from Prague’s Charles University, Ministry of Antiquities Mamdouh Damati announced on the ministry’s Facebook page Monday.

Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court rejected Monday a lawsuit demanding the abolition of the protest law, which has stirred controversy since its issuance in 2013.

An Egyptian court delayed for the third time on Sunday the trial of top auditor Hisham Geneina, the head of the Central Auditing Organisation (CAO), who is accused by the former head of the Judges Club of contempt of the judiciary and slandering a senior judge-turned-minister.

An activist lawyer reported that a missing victim of enforced disappearance allegedly taken by security authorities has been found dead.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has issued a decree raising customs tariffs imposed on a large number of imports, state news agency MENA reported Sunday.

The State Litigation Authority's (SLA) spokesperson, Sameh Sayed, has denied allegations made by the Qatari-based Media network Al-Jazeera about suing the Egyptian government for damages.

A diesel spill spotted in the Nile has been controlled by an environment committee; boats nearby are being checked to identify the source of the leakage, Youm7 reported Sunday.

President Abdel Fatah al Sisi met Saturday with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on the sidelines of the 26th African Union summit currently held in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, state news agency MENA reported.

Egyptian cartoonist Islam Gawish was arrested Sunday at his office in a Cairo information technology company but the reason of his arrest remains unclear.

A judge dismissed the corruption-related charges for 73 ministry of interior officials on Thursday in the case known as the "one billion Egyptian pounds.” The officials were accused of illicit gains under Mubarak-era interior minister Habib El-Adly.

Egypt’s prosecution filed an appeal against a decision to release ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s sons, Alaa and Gamal, and demanded that they serve their full sentence.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will visit Addis Ababa Friday to attend the 26th African Union Summit; governance, elections and adherence to constitutional principles will be the main topics of the summit, according to a Thursday presidential statement.

Egypt secured on Thursday a three-year membership at the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union.

Governor of South Sinai Major General Khaled Fouda said the tourism sector in Sharm El-Sheikh recorded losses of EGP 6bn over the past three months.

An Egyptian minister has said a new version of a civil service law recently rejected by the country's parliament will be put forward to the chamber in a week's time.

The dollar surged against the Egyptian pound on the black market on Wednesday, a day after the central bank raised a cap on foreign currency deposits, prompting currency-starved importers to source dollars from the parallel market.

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail inaugurated Wednesday 47th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) amid tight security.

A set of 30 ancient Egyptian artifacts were discovered while laying a foundation of a residential building in Egypt’s Delta governorate of Dakahlia, Youm7 reported Wednesday.

Cairo’s Downtown metro station, Sadat, is to remain closed until Thursday upon request from security agencies.