Before Egypt's parliament adjourns for summer recess in the first week of September, it aims to tackle a number of key economic issues, at the top of which is a new valued-added tax bill that represents an integral part of a landmark agreement which Egypt and the IMf signed on 11 August.

Egypt's cabinet approved on Saturday the increasing of installation fees for household natural gas connections, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported, citing oil minister Tarek El-Molla.

A Cairo misdemeanour court rejected on Saturday a request by novelist Ahmed Naji that a two-year prison sentence against him for publishing “sexually explicit” material be suspended pending an appeal.

Egypt's High Administrative Court accepted Saturday a recusal request of the panel reviewing a government appeal against a ruling asseting Egyptian sovereignty over two Red Sea islands.

Egypt condemned on Friday “in strongest terms” the terrorist attack that hit Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least 10 people at a seaside restaurant.

Egypt is ready to provide medical treatment for the brother of a 13-year-old after the latter had travelled to Italy by boat to seek medical help for his sibling, Egypt’s envoy in Rome told Italian authorities.

Egypt's military said it has foiled an attempted attack Friday on a military outpost in North Sinai, where it is battling an Islamist insurgency.

Minister of Supply Khaled Hanafy resigned from his position during the cabinet meeting on Thursday. This comes one day after parliament’s Fact Finding Committee published its report on corruption in wheat imports.

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed in a phone call on Thursday with his French counterpart, John Mark, the latest developments in the Israel-Palestine peace initiative.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Wednesday provided an interest-free loan to three major banks, including the National Bank of Egypt (NBE), Banque Misr, and Banque du Caire. The loan is worth EGP 31bn and will last for a 10-year period, according to a source that preferred to remain anonymous.

A group of 300 MPs has submitted a request for the start of non-confidence procedures against Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy, following mounting allegations of his involvement in the wheat corruption scandal and recent revelations about his residence in a five-star hotel.

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received a phone call on Tuesday from US secretary of state John Kerry, who expressed the US’ support for the agreement signed between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and praised efforts towards economic reform.

Hisham Geneina’s removal by presidential decree from his position as president of the ِCentral Auditing Organization (CAO) in March brought with it a tidal wave of controversy.

A police and army officer were killed in central Al-Arish city on Tuesday at dawn after anonymous militants opened fire on their vehicle, sources from inside Al-Arish city told Daily News Egypt on condition of anonymity.

Egypt has received an invitation to contract with a consultation office assigned to carry out technical studies related to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Abou Zaid announced on Tuesday.

The Agriculture Ministry is investigating claims from a US media outlet that several cases of hepatitis-A infection in the state of Virginia are linked to strawberries imported from Egypt, ministry spokesman Edi Hawash said on Tuesday.

Egypt and Italy are still working to resolve the high-profile case of a 13-year-old Egyptian boy who traveled to Italy illegally in search of assistance for his brother, who suffers from a serious blood disease.

Egypt's Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy said on Monday that he will not be resigning over allegations that he has been living in a 5-star hotel since taking office at the expense of the Supply Ministry.

Residents of Marsa Alam city, in the south of the Red Sea governorate, have raised complaints after local officials poisoned goats in order to protect trees planted along public streets.

Turkey wants to repair its ties with Egypt, after relations soured over the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday.

A maverick Egyptian MP, Ilhami ‎Agina, decided on Sunday to resign from ‎parliament's human rights committee in ‎protest at what he called "the repeated ‎attempts of the committee head Anwar El-‎Sadat to manipulate its MPs to serve the ‎agenda of foreign institutions."‎