Dozens of Egyptians have been forcibly disappeared after being secretly detained by security forces, an Egyptian NGO has said.

Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) reported a 51% backlog growth to $7.2bn, and its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) amounted to $64m in quarter two (Q2) of 2015.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed counter terrorism with Singaporean counterpart Tony Tan Keng Yam on Monday, the state news agency MENA reported.

Three desalination plants will be constructed by Egypt and Singapore, per a memorandum of understanding signed Sunday and witnessed by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, Youm7 reported.

The High Elections Commission will hold a press conference at 7 pm Sunday evening, at the Egypt State Information Service headquarters, to announce the start of the nomination period for the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Italian energy group Eni said on Sunday it had discovered the largest known gas field in the Mediterranean off the Egyptian coast, predicting the find could help meet Egypt's gas needs for decades to come.

The Canadian government submitted requests Saturday for the deportation and presidential pardon of Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, rights lawyer Amal Clooney told CBC satellite TV after the verdict.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry’s “strict” line towards foreign media coverage on Egypt continued on Saturday, with the ministry spokesperson quarrelling with the New York Times’ Egypt correspondent over a critical report.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met on Wednesday with chairman of the Russian Rosatom company which is operating in the field of building nuclear power stations Sergey Kiriyenko in Moscow.

A magnified security campaign has removed illegal street vendors on a pedestrian bridge above the Shubra el-Khema metro station, in Qalubiya governorate, Youm7 reported Thursday.

Controversial TV host Ahmed Moussa is facing a court decision regarding the halting of his daily programme, according to a decision issued Wednesday by the advisory board of state commissioners of the administrative court.

Egypt's Supreme Elections Commission (SEC) will announce next Sunday the schedule of and procedures for the coming parliamentary elections, it said on Thursday.

Russia is still determined to establish an industrial zone, and lend Russian expertise to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt, President Vladimir Putin said in a joint press conference with President Abdel-Fattah El- in Moscow on Wednesday.

Egypt's president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met Jordan's king Abdullah II in Moscow on Wednesday where they discussed counter-terrorism efforts and recent regional developments, reported the Middle East News Agency (MENA).

Arab foreign and defense ministers will sign a protocol for the creation of a joint defense force on Thursday, as the region faces mounting domestic turmoil in Yemen, Libya and Syria, as well as a surging threat by the Islamic State..

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on behalf of the Ministry of Finance will auction 8 billion EGP ($1.02 billion) in treasury bills Thursday, according to the bank’s official website.

Egypt’s Minister of Justice Ahmed Al-Zind issued a special decree for two judges to hold court sessions for trials assigned to them at the Police Academy premises in New Cairo.

Egyptian-Russian trade exchange rose by 86 percent to reach $5.4 billion in 2014, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said on Monday.

"Egypt cannot file a lawsuit against Northampton Museum in Britain for selling the 4500-year-old statue of Sekhemka," antiquities minister Mamdouh Eldamaty told Ahram Online.

A former chief of Egypt’s military staff has said that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi enjoys wide popularity, but is still repeating the mistakes of his predecessors.

Egypt’s socialists voiced support on Tuesday for demonstrations planned by government employees on September 12 to demand the rescinding of a controversial law regulating their bonuses, appointments and promotions.