Officials are to meet in Cairo this month to follow up on a decision to form an Arab joint military force, taken at the Arab League summit this month to face security threats in the region.

A temporary export ban has been imposed on the 4,200-year-old ancient Egyptian statue of Sekhemka, which was sold in the U.K.’s Christie’s auction house in July, according to the BBC Monday.

Egypt's state news agency says Qatar has returned its ambassador to Cairo almost a month after recalling him in response to an Egyptian official accusing the tiny Gulf nation of supporting terrorism.

The illicit gains authority is to officially appeal the verdict of former interior minister Habib El-Adly who was acquitted on charges of corruption, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi stressed that the Ethiopian people have the right to development and progress without harming Egyptian people's right to secure their water interests.

A human rights organization has demanded authorities to reveal the whereabouts of a journalist who was arrested from his residence early Sunday.

Egyptian warships shelled a column of Houthi fighters and troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh as they tried to advance on the southern port city of Aden on Monday, according to reports.

Egyptian border guards intercepted 75 Egyptians who were allegedly attempting to illegally enter Libya from the Sallum border crossing Monday, Youm7 reported.

Despite an improvement in Egyptians' health during the past 20 years noted by the World Bank and represented in an increase in life expectancy from 64.5 years to 70.5 years, such an improvement was not achieved with equality.

Egypt's fuel subsidy bill for the first half of the current fiscal year fell to 44.8 billion Egyptian pounds ($5.9 billion) from 64.5 billion a year earlier, the finance ministry said on Monday.

A worker at the Cairo International Airport was killed Sunday after being hit by a car driving in reverse on an airstrip, Youm7 reported.

A teacher in Aswan on Sunday dealt a student a strong slap on the face, accusing him of intentionally bumping into her.

The Agouza prosecution ordered the detention on Saturday of three policemen from the Giza traffic department for attacking an armed forces officer and verbally insulting another policeman at a security ambush located near the Ard el-Lewa bridge.

Participants at the Arab Summit in Sharm El-Sheik are discussing a number of points to agree upon by Saturday, which will be announced publicly later.

The Attorney General’s office has appealed a Cairo court decision to release two police officers accused of torturing a lawyer to death on a bail worth EGP 10,000 ($1,300,) Youm7 reported Sunday.

A professor at Zagazig University in Sharqia governorate was referred to investigation after a complaint was issued against him by students who accused him of “disrespecting religion,” in particular Christianity, during his lectures, Youm7 reported Thursday.

Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy said the new system for producing subsidized bread has saved LE11 billion, improved the quality and made sure it goes to those who deserve it.

Arab foreign ministers met on Thursday in Egypt's resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss the latest developments in Yemen, in a preparatory meeting for the Arab Summit.

Any teacher who “would carry a stick at school” should be referred to investigations, Minister of Education Moheb el-Refaie told directors of educational directorates in a Thursday news conference.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi confirmed Thursday the participation of the Egyptian air and navy forces in a Saudi-led military operation on the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, Egyptian Presidential spokesperson Alaa Youssef announced.

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi held talks with Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome on Tuesday where both agreed on opening a new page in relations based on confidence-building and achieving mutual interest and benefit.