The World Bank has approved a $300 million interest free loan to Egypt to fund micro and small enterprises (MSEs), Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour, Egypt's minister of industry, commerce and small and medium enterprises, announced on Sunday.

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb said power outages will be resolved in 45 days when new power stations will start adding 1,880 MW to the service.

Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim made a surprise visit to Ismailia and Port Said security directorates. He also visited the Suez Canal and the Cairo-Ismailia and Cairo-Port Said highways.

Following recent oil price hikes ratified by the Cabinet on July 5, the mobile phone network operators Mobinil, Etisalat and Vodafone may increase the cost of recharge cards to cover additional expenses caused by the spike in fuel prices, a National Communication Regulatory Authority (NCRA) inside source told Anadolu Saturday evening.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has issued new amendments to raise military pensions 10% effective July 1, reported Al-Shorouq Thursday.

Egypt opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip Thursday to receive Palestinians injured in an intensifying Israeli offensive against the enclave, Egyptian and Palestinian officials have said.

Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait, on Wednesday met with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, who is on a tour to discuss developments in the region, especially in Iraq.

The Central Bank of Egypt auctioned 7 billion EGP ($861.18 million) in treasury bills Thursday, Ministry of Finance (MOF) posted on its website.

A conscript died and four others were wounded when an improvised explosive device blasted in their armored vehicle on Wednesday on the Arish-Rafah international road.

A delegation from the National Council for Human Rights, whose members are appointed by the government, paid a visit on Monday to Al-Qanater women's prison following allegations that Muslim Brotherhood detainees have been tortured and raped.

Cairo Criminal Court has adjourned until 4 August the trial of 269 people, including prominent activist Ahmed Douma.

One soldier was killed and four others wounded in an explosion in the Egyptian town of Rafah, near the border with Israel, security sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

The Minister of Housing opened the door Tuesday to receive booking applications for 24,000 residential units in the second phase of its social housing program, Mubasher reported.

Several NGOs signed a joint press statement Wednesday expressing their concerns regarding the latest law draft of the Ministry of Social Solidarity for regulating NGOs.

Egypt's foreign ministry has condemned the raids launched by Israeli forces in Gaza and called for Israel to open dialogue with Palestine to broker a solution, according to a ministerial statement released on Tuesday.

The city of Mahalla experienced an 11-hour power outage on Monday, which caused many clothes factories and shops there to shut down, MENA reported Tuesday.

Egypt’s exports to international commercial gatherings increased from 56.9 billion EGP in 2012 to 64.5 billion EGP in 2013, resulting in 13.3 percent increase, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistic (CAPMAS) reported in its annual bulletin Monday.

Tamarod movement has called on groups like Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, Agnad Masr and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to head to Gaza, which is being bombed by Israel instead of fighting at home.

A number of political parties asked Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday to amend a new parliamentary elections law to increase the number of running lists and blocs.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will on Tuesday begin a tour of Jordan, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday a referendum on the independence of Iraq's Kurdish region would lead to a "catastrophic" break up of the country, which is facing an onslaught by Sunni Islamist militants.