President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi may visit Cairo University next week to present awards to top students and deliver a speech for the beginning of the new academic year, Youm7 reported Wednesday.

An advisor to the Turkish president has denied Egyptian media reports that the countries' leaders were planning to meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Norhan Hefzy, wife of the activist Ahmed Douma, has said that the Forensic Medicine Department refused to give her a copy of the medical report of her husband after the recent medical examination carried out on him, without giving any justification.

A bomb squad defused an improvised explosive device attached to a timer and the a bombing circuit on Thursday, said Director of the Department of Civil Protection in Giza Major General Magdy al-Shalqany.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reflected his country's aspiration to win a seat within the United Nations' Security council during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.

In his speech to the United Nations on Wednesday, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said that the world has begun to understand the reality of the extremism that Egyptians revolted against last year.

Egypt's irrigation minister has stressed that his visit to Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam doesn't mean that Egypt agrees with the ongoing project, Al-Ahram's Arabic news website reported.

Egypt has accepted a Turkish offer to conduct a bilateral meeting in New York on the sidelines of the 69th session of United Nations General Assembly meetings, in a step to heal the strained bilateral relations.

Former Minister of Interior Habib al-Adly had two trials postponed Tuesday, in which he is accused of illegally seizing money and taking advantage of his position as a minister in the regime of Hosni Mubarak.

President Barack Obama will hold his first official meetings with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this week.

In his first speech in the US as Egypt's president, Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi called on developed countries to invest in renewable energy projects in the Middle East to help the region shift to a more environmentally friendly business model.

Journalist's Syndicate Head Diaa Rashwan banned on Tuesday political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah from entering the Syndicate's headquarters for using "profane" vocabulary during a symposium held in the syndicate last week.

The Sudanese parliament has rejected Egypt’s decision to appoint a chairman for the local council in the disputed Halayeb area, saying Sudan’s sensible dealing with the issue does not mean it accepts the status quo.

The trial of Ahmed Doma has been suspended pending a ruling on his request to change judges, Youm7 reported Tuesday.

Egypt's NGOs say they are facing uncertainty after the government announced they will have to officially register under a law from the era of toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak – part of what they say are continual efforts to eliminate certain civil groups that might be seen as posing a threat.

Egypt's President Abdel بattah al-Sisi met with former U.S. Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright at his current New York residence on Monday, where they discussed the current developments in Egypt and the region.

The eight Egyptian men detained on accusations of "debauchery" for appearing in an online video of a gay wedding on a Nile party boat are set to be tried by a misdemeanour court, after prosecutors referred them to trial on Monday.

A poll by the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera) said that 82 percent of Egyptians are satisfied with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's performance after 100 days in office.

An appeal filed by former Attorney General Talaat Abdullah against an early retirement ruling imposed on him by the Judges’ Disciplinary Council was rejected Monday, Youm7 reported.

Six Egyptian military personnel were killed and another was injured when an army aircraft crashed in Fayoum governorate, south of Cairo, an army spokesman announced on Sunday.

A bomb exploded near the foreign ministry in downtown Cairo on Sunday morning, killing two police personnel and injuring several others.