Defense Minister Sadqy Sobhy ordered the armed forces public services department to distribute 1.5 million free food rations to the neediest citizens in several governorates nationwide on the occasion of Eid al Adha, Youm7 reported on Thursday.

Egypt's prosecutor general Nabil Sadek ordered the detention of Al-Ayyat train driver for four days pending investigations over accusations of murder and attempted murder of 35 people in Giza's Al Ayyat deadly train crash that killed 5 people.

An Egyptian administrative court ruled on Thursday that the interior ministry must strip Egyptian citizenship from Egyptians who have married Israelis, in order to protect the country's national security.

Egypt's cabinet approved NGO draft law on Thursday in its weekly meeting referring it to the State Council for legal review, before later submitting a final version to the Parliament for a vote.

Egypt's core inflation rate increased to 13.23 percent year on year in August 2016 up from 12.31 in July 2016, the central bank announced on Thursday.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has ratified the long-delayed introduction of the value-added tax (VAT), meaning that the Ministry of Finance will issue its bylaws within 30 days to put the law into action.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met with the UAE's Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed in Cairo on Thursday, where he stressed the importance of the Arab Gulf's security to Egypt, the Egyptian presidency announced.

Egypt is in advanced talks with Saudi Arabia to secure a deposit of between $2-3 billion as part of the bilateral financing required to seal an International Monetary Fund loan package, the finance minister said in remarks carried by Al-Borsa newspaper on Thursday.

Egypt's top prosecutor Nabil Sadek travelled to Rome on Thursday to hold talks with his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Pignatone, reported MENA agency, in the latest round of meetings between investigators from the two countries probing the murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni.

A low-ranking policeman was killed early Thursday on his way to work in a police station in 6 October City, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.

Security forces in restive North Sinai told Youm7 that three terrorist attacks on military and security checkpoints have been foiled; militants opened fire at the checkpoints but the security forces repelled them over the past 24 hours. No human casualties have been reported.

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail held a weekly meeting with the ministers to be updated on the government’s preparation for four-day Al Adha Eid festivals that will kick off on Sept. 12, Youm7 reported

Egyptian Ministry of Environment signed Wednesday a contract with a Greek Company to get rid of 220 tons of lindane, a chemical substance used for an agricultural insecticide and as a pharmaceutical treatment for lice and scabies, Youm7 reported. The the tons have been stored in Suez’s Adabia Port since 1998.

Ministry of Health announced that the death toll of Egyptian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia have reached eleven after a 75-year-old man died in Mecca Wednesday, according to Youm7.

Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour arrived in the Cairo International Airport on Thursday to participate in the 146th session of the Arab Foreign Ministers of the Arab League, which due to be held Friday.

Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Atti has denied information claiming that Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopian initially agreed to sign a contracts with two European consultant companies, which have been chosen to conduct studies on the impacts of the under-construction Ethiopian Renaissance dam on the downstream countries of the Nile, on September 19 and 20, Youm7 reported him.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will meet with UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in Cairo Thursday, Youm7 reported an official from the Egyptian Presidency Office.

Egypt says it will be completely transparent and neutral in its choice for the next United Nations chief, in elections due later this year.

Egyptian feminist Janet Abdel Aleem has ridiculed statements by a male member of parliament who suggested that female genital mutilation (FGM) is jusified by the prevalence of impotence among Egyptian men.

The Ministry of Supply is working with food holding companies and banks to ensure the supply of affordable meat for the Eid al-Adha feast this year, aiming to keep prices down while providing loans for those in need.

An Italian property developer with investments in Egyptian tourism has launched an initiative to lure Italian tourists back to Sharm el-Sheikh, with a focus on wealthier clients from Italy who can inject more money into the Egyptian economy.