Either Ramses II or his son Merenpetah may be the Pharoah referenced in the story of the Exodus, according to a recent thesis by an Egyptian PhD candidate.

Egypt's cabinet decided on Wednesday to resume the country's football premier league on March 30, yet without spectators.

Governor of Cairo Galal Mostafa Saeed has announced the installation of an integrated system for the development of traffic lights in the capital.

Some 136 Egyptians returned Wednesday morning from Libya via an EgyptAir flight through Djerba airport in Tunisia, and 160 others arrived through the Sallum border crossing.

The state-owned Egyptian Holding Company for Natural Gas (EGAS) signed Tuesday a five-year deal with Russian company Gazprom to import a total of 35 liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments, according to a ministry statement.

Egypt’s Tourism Promotion Authority office in New York announced Friday it would no longer offer visas upon arrival to any non-Egyptian wishing to travel to Egypt for tourism effective May 15, 2015.

Egypt will receive financial deposits pledged by Gulf States leaders at the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) in the coming few days, the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) governor, Hisham Ramez told MENA Monday.

Egypt signed a deal to import 35 shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) over five years with Russian energy company Gazprom on Tuesday, the Petroleum Ministry said in a statement

Egypt's prosecutor-general said on Tuesday that the death of political activist Mohamed El-Gendy, who was killed in February 2013 after suspected police torture, was due to injuries caused by a hit-and-run car accident.

Egyptian authorities have now made it a little harder for tourists to enter Egypt. Starting 15 May, individual tourists arriving in Egypt will be required to apply for a visa at an Egyptian consulate prior to arrival at the airport, according to a press statement sent out on Tuesday by the Egyptian Tourism Ministry.

The local- international joint mission to observe the parliamentary elections has stressed the necessity of involving politicians and NGO representatives in the government committee created to amend the law on electoral constituencies, as well as taking into account the political parties' response to the amendments.

Egyptian business tycoon Samih Sawiris donated 100 million EGP ($13.1 million) to the Zewail City for Science and Technology, Egypt Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail announced in a news conference at the headquarters of the city in 6th of October City Monday.

Egypt's central bank governor said on Monday that the deposits pledged in assistance to Egypt by Gulf countries are set to be delivered within days, state news agency MENA reported.

Egypt's housing minister signed four memoranda of understanding worth a total of $13.5 billion (102.9 billion Egyptian pounds) to develop real estate and tourism projects on the outskirts of Cairo.

After an alleged online affair with a man, a 29-year-old alleged killed her three children in Sharbas villages in Damietta (Delta) in Egypt Saturday, Youm7 reported.

More than 14.7 million tourists visited Egypt in 2010, dropping to 9.8 million in 2011. They rose the following year to 11.5 million but shrank back to about 10 million last year.

Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hossam Moghazi said potential international consultancy firms have been narrowed down to two and a selection will be made within days.

Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday he is willing to negotiate personally with Syrian President Bashar Assad to end that country's four-year-old conflict.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said at the Economic Summit that Egypt needs 200 to 300 billion dollars to advance, calling on developed countries to invest in Egypt.

Egypt and Abu Dhabi-based Al-Nowais Investments Group signed an energy deal worth $4.5 billion Sunday to construct Egypt’s first coal-fired power plant in the Suez area, Youm7 reported.

Gulf Arab governments are encouraging - and in some cases pressuring - hundreds of companies to attend an international investment summit in Egypt this week, in a move that may help the firms become top players in a rebounding Egyptian economy.