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.

A professor at Zagazig University in Sharqia governorate was referred to investigation after a complaint was issued against him by students who accused him of “disrespecting religion,” in particular Christianity, during his lectures, Youm7 reported Thursday.

Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy said the new system for producing subsidized bread has saved LE11 billion, improved the quality and made sure it goes to those who deserve it.

Arab foreign ministers met on Thursday in Egypt's resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss the latest developments in Yemen, in a preparatory meeting for the Arab Summit.

Any teacher who “would carry a stick at school” should be referred to investigations, Minister of Education Moheb el-Refaie told directors of educational directorates in a Thursday news conference.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi confirmed Thursday the participation of the Egyptian air and navy forces in a Saudi-led military operation on the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, Egyptian Presidential spokesperson Alaa Youssef announced.

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi held talks with Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome on Tuesday where both agreed on opening a new page in relations based on confidence-building and achieving mutual interest and benefit.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi offered Egypt’s expertise in various fields to be used in Ethiopia, as well as its network of international and regional relations to reach mutual interests, in a Wednesday speech at the Ethiopian parliament.

Egyptian experts are divided in their reactions to Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on Monday signing a declaration of principles over Ethiopia building the Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, the Nile's largest tributary.

EFG Hermes, one of the Middle East’s biggest investment banks, has praised Egyptian investors’ plans to import natural gas from Israel, labelling the move as an “important development”.

Former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly was released from Tora prison on Wednesday after spending over four years in prison, state new agency MENA reported.

A former executive at Bechtel Corp was sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison on Monday for accepting $5.2 million in kickbacks for state-run power contracts in Egypt.

Former Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyad Yassin said Tuesday Egypt should move fast to secure the Bab al-Mandeb strait to prevent its control by Houthi forces.

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi began a one-day visit to Sudan Monday to participate in a tripartite summit with Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir and Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Mariam Desalegn.

A spokesman for the forensic authority has been dismissed in the wake of his comments on a slain activist who was shot dead two months ago, Al-Ahram's Arabic news website reported on Tuesday.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi said the recently signed Declaration of Principles on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a “powerful commitment to clearer understanding and better coordination,” in a Monday meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minster Hailemariam Desalegn in Addis Ababa.

Chairman of the Pharmacists Syndicate Mohey Eddin Ebaid warned on Tuesday of the collapse of the pharmaceutical industry in Egypt, calling on the Cabinet to take immediate steps to address the crisis.