Two banks were attacked by masked assailants in Egypt's second city of Alexandria on Monday.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) sent a letter to President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, requesting a meeting with him to discuss a “more open press climate,” according to CPJ statement Monday.

The announcement of the name of the international consultancy firm which will conduct studies on the effects of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is delayed, state news agency MENA reported.

Hardcore supporters of the Zamalek Sports Club protested at a number of universities on Monday, condemning the deaths of 19 colleagues outside a Cairo football stadium earlier in February.

The World Bank Group (WBG) will participate at Egypt’s Economic Development Conference with a high level delegation, Poonam Gupta, acting country director for Egypt, Yemen and Djibouti, told Ahram Online on Sunday.

"We are in a great battle for survival. A single institution cannot work on its own," President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in a video conference message directed to Egyptians during the inauguration of the Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi Mosque in the Fifth Settlement Monday.

Two bombs exploded on Sunday in Egypt’s Mediterranean city of Alexandria, one outside a popular supermarket chain and another near a police station, killing one person and wounding at least 7, security officials said.

Minister of Finance Hany Qadry said that Egypt is currently passing through a critical transitional stage, with some difficulties and decline of growth rates. He added, however, Egypt enjoys promising opportunities for investment and economic growth.

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met with a delegation of US congressmen on Saturday to discuss regional security issues, reported Al-Ahram's Arabic website.

Students at Damanhour University in Beheira began on Sunday their third week of strikes in protest of poor educational and scientific services. Other students are protesting the hike in university fees.

Egypt's central bank kept the pound steady at 7.53 pounds to the dollar at a foreign exchange auction on Sunday, while the pound also remained stable on the black market.

The new ministers were sworn in before President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday afternoon at the Ittihadiya Presidential Palace in Heliopolis in the presence of Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb.

As the press syndicate embarks on new elections Friday, challenges that will be facing the new board are believed to be playing a critical role in shaping the future of journalism in Egypt.

Egypt is hosting two-day Middle East consultations on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations Wednesday and Thursday, said the Egyptian Foreign Minister spokesperson Badr Abdel Atty announced Thursday.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has sent Cairo Appeal Court President Ayman al-Wardany to retirement. The decision, made on 17 February and issued in the official gazette on Thursday, said the retirement was based on verdict by the supreme disciplinary board on 29 September.

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab established a specialized committee to develop a national strategy to examine, reassess and improve educational curricula, Youm7 reported Thursday.

Egyptian security officials say a massive fire broke out at Cairo's main convention center, prompting authorities to dispatch 13 fire trucks to put out the blaze.

Gamal Hegazy, vice-chairman of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), said the government will provide natural gas to around 850,000 houses during the ongoing fiscal year, with a budget estimated at LE1.9 billion, provided by the Finance Ministry.

Russia's defence minster Sergei Shoigu told Egyptian counterpart Sedki Sobhi that the current situation in the Middle East and the world drives Moscow and Cairo toward cooperation, an Egyptian army statement said on Wednesday.

Egypt's cabinet approved on Wednesday a final draft of the investment law, ahead of the country's long awaited investment summit, due to be held later this month.

Cairo Court of Appeals has rejected the complaint presented by the sons of the toppled President Hosni Mubarak, Gamal and Alaa, against the investigating judge of the Illicit Gains Authority (IGA), Ossama abu Safy.