A child has lost his hand in a blast in North Sinai's Sheikh Zuweid, state news agency MENA reported on Monday. It is unclear whether an IED or a landmine caused the explosion. The 10-year-old boy was transferred to Al-Arish hospital and police are investigating the incident.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met Sunday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as well as Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal and Prince Khaled Bin Bandar, Saudi Arabia's chief of intelligence.

Egypt plans to implement a nationwide strategy to fight corruption in two weeks, the country's anti-corruption committee said on Sunday during a meeting with the prime minister, according to Al-Ahram's Arabic news website.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, who visited Addis Ababa this week, said his country is satisfied with the result of the tripartite negotiation on the future of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

A police officer affiliated with Minya Security Directorate fatally shot a man in Beheira following a personal dispute in Damanhour.

Egypt plans to implement a nationwide strategy to fight corruption in two weeks, the country's anti-corruption committee said on Sunday during a meeting with the prime minister, according to Al-Ahram's Arabic news website.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi denied on Monday Israeli media reports that he agreed to offer parts of Egyptian lands to Palestinians, reported state-run news agency MENA.

The Anti-Coup Alliance called on workers to join the “the uprising of the poor”, claiming it has become clear for workers that the “military rule continues to abduct and terrorise labour leaders struggling for workers’ rights”.

Foreign direct investment into Egypt doubled to over $6 billion in the financial year that ended on June 30, Hassan Fahmy, head of Egypt's investment authority, told Reuters on Sunday.

Egyptian authorities have ordered the arrest of nine men who appeared in a video purporting to show the country's first gay marriage, accusing them of inciting debauchery and undermining public morals.

Two people were killed and nine others were injured on Saturday after a truck loaded with bricks overturned on the Ring road in the Zahraa Masr al-Qadima area.

Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas expressed his gratitude to Egypt for its efforts in reaching a ceasefire agreement within the Gaza strip during his meeting with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday.

Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker fired several officials from the ministry’s affiliated electricity companies following Thursday’s blackout crisis, which left Cairo and other cities without power for several hours.

Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim said Saturday that the ministry will not cover up for any corrupt officer, as anyone who makes a mistake will be punished, Youm7 reported.

What is it like for a woman to walk alone through the streets of Cairo? A young Egyptian journalist used a hidden camera to capture the reaction of passers-by as she walked through the Egyptian capital.

Power cuts hit many parts of Egypt on Thursday, causing blackouts and halting some public transport in the Arab world's most populous country.

Egypt's oldest liberal party, Al-Wafd, will attempt to garner a majority in the upcoming parliamentary elections, party president Al-Sayed Al-Badawi has said in interview with Al-Ahram daily newspaper.

An underground car park will open in Cairo's Tahrir Square in early October, officials have said. The opening will coincide with 6 October War celebrations, Cairo governor Galal Mostafa Said told Al-Ahram daily newspaper.

Students held a protest at Cairo University on Wednesday against a recent decision to ban politically-linked groups on campus.

Religious authorities in Egypt have branded an X Factor-style television show for belly dancers "obscene" and called for it to be taken off air.

A police report filed against a private hospital and a doctor over medical negligence in the death of an 8-month-old girl has brought to light a disturbing trend of medical malpractice in some private hospitals.