The Qasr Al-Nil Criminal Court acquitted nine protesters on Tuesday who had been formally charged with violating the Protest Law and sedition, stemming from their arrest in November on the fourth anniversary of clashes between police and protesters on Mohamed Mahmoud Street.

Egypt is "definitely not going" to float its currency with foreign currency reserves at their current level, the governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said on Sunday.

Former Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab inaugurated the first international Suez Canal conference on Monday, titled "Opportunities and Challenges".

Egypt’s People’s Assembly accepted the resignation of outgoing Member of Parliament Serry Siam Sunday, and notified President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi of the vacancy among the 596 seats, Youm7 reported.

Agroup of Nubian citizens and activists protested Monday at Aswan’s Abu Simbel Temple, as hundreds of tourists gathered in the early hours of the morning to watch a unique solar perpendicular alignment illuminating the face of ancient King Ramses II.

A prominent columnist on Sunday delivered the harshest attack to date against Egypt's president in the local media, saying that Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi presided over a "theocracy" that is no different from the Islamist-led government he overthrew in 2013.

Many Egyptian MPs are warning the government against "any shocking measures" that might hit hard poor and limited-income classes.

Parliament approved in its Sunday session the resignation of Serry Seyam, one of the 28 members appointed by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Dozens of low-ranking policemen held a Sunday demonstration in the Sharqia Security Directorate in the Delta in solidarity with seven of their colleagues who were arrested Saturday over “sedition,” Youm7 reported.

Egypt's highest prosecutor ordered putting a policeman accused of the high-profile killing of a civilian in the Cairo neighbourhood of al-Darb al-Ahmar on trial for murder charges, on Sunday.

Dozens of family members gathered in front of the Press Syndicate Saturday to protest the treatment of their detained relatives, as well as demanding “fair trials” and “an end to the death sentence”.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi received his Gabonese counterpart Ali Bongo at the presidential palace in Cairo on Thursday to sign a number of protocols of bilateral cooperation.

The Egyptian pound was steady against the dollar at an official forex auction on Thursday and black market traders quoted the official rate a day after the central bank shut four exchange companies in an effort to end speculation on devaluation.

Tourism revenues dropped during December 2015 by 52 percent compared to that of January 2015, Youm7 quoted Adla Ragab, the economic advisor for Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou.

The Dokki Prosecution ordered the release of four members of the banned April 6 youth movement on Thursday.

Egypt has made great strides over the last two and a half years in political and economic renewal. October’s successful parliamentary elections mark the final milestone on our roadmap to the future and lays the foundation for inclusive, representative, and effective governance that will provide a better future for our citizens and fulfil aspirations for a prosperous, secure, and free country.

Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Egypt’s most prominent journalist and commentator, died today at the age of 92 in Cairo after a brief illness that ended an accomplished life and remarkable career.

The Antiquities Minstry has announced a "golden jubliee" celebration next week to celebrate the relocation of the famous Abu Simbel Temple to save it from rising water levels resulting from the construction of the Aswan High Dam.

The Doctors’ Syndicate will stage a one-hour protest in all government hospitals on Saturday Feb. 20 to protest police brutality against doctors, Youm7 reported Wednesday.

Supreme Prosecution of Homeland Security extended the detention of journalist Hisham Gaafar on Tuesday for another 15 days.

National security Officer Hossam el-Shennawy was acquitted Tuesday of torturing a detainee in order to extract a confession in 2011, Youm7 reported.