The Egyptian foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires to protest meetings between members of the Muslim Brotherhood and Iranian diplomats.

Minister of Finance Hani Qadri said on Tuesday 15/4/2014 that the government works on rebuilding confidence in the Egyptian economy through the creation of institutional infrastructure that soundly manage the country's economy.

A number of Egyptian political movements and parties have started a nationwide campaign calling for the country's controversial protest law to be revoked and for all those detained under it to be released.

Quantities supplied to the national gas distribution network will be temporarily reduced by 5% from 17 to 27 April, a Monday statement from Ministry of Electricity said.

Egypt “has not asked for financial support,” but the International Monetary Fund will consider offering support “in the same way that we would to any other member”, said Masood Ahmed, director of IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia department Monday during a press briefing on the region’s economic outlook.

Gunmen launched three rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) at an army checkpoint in the city of Sheikh Zuwayed in North Sinai on Monday night.

Egypt, facing the worst energy shortages for years, has set limits for electricity use at mosques as part of government efforts to ease the impact of power cuts already affecting homes and factories.

Annual consultations between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will take place after the coming presidential elections, said Egypt's Finance Minister Hany Kadry Dimian.

Egypt, grappling with an energy crunch, will enforce a ban on the production and import of air conditioners that can be set lower than 20 degrees Celsius, aiming to reassure citizens and industry hit with power cuts and fuel shortages.

An Egyptian court on Monday ruled that the al-Qaida-inspired Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis be listed as a terrorist organization, state-run Nile TV reported.

Egypt's ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday officially submitted his bid to run for president, with his lawyer handing over the required documents to the authorities, a spokesman said.

Cairo touches new positive spirit and understanding on the part of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) towards situations in Egypt, as government goes on carrying out the roadmap adopted following the June 30 revolution, said Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ashraf el-Arabi.

Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met on Thursday 10/4/2014 with EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton.

The eligibility regulations to apply for a residential unit in the social housing programme prevents 50% of the lowest-income Egyptian from qualifying, the Egyptian Initiative for personal Rights (EIPR) in a report published in April.

Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy said that the government will not be able to prevent power cuts this summer, an acknowledgment of the severe energy crunch facing the most populous Arab country.

Amnesty International has criticized anti-terrorism laws that Egypt has decided to impose on anyone who belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood or promotes or funds the group.

Confrontations erupted between pro-Muslim Brotherhood students and security forces outside Ain Shams University on Sunday, Egypt's state television said.

Electoral platform of presidntial hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi has been concluded, according to electoral campaign spokesperson Maasoum Marzouq.

A Companies & Markets' report says in 2030, the population of Egypt will reach 116 million, an increase of 42 percent from 2012.

A judicial source close to the investigations of the two police officers, charged with tampering with evidence, told MENA that the defendants were not suspected of having terrorist affiliations.

The Egyptian foreign ministry “welcomes” the designation of Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis by the US as a "foreign terrorist organisation" and will legally prove the link between the group and the Muslim Brotherhood, a foreign ministry spokesman, Badr Abdel-Atty, told Ahram Online.