Egypt's draft anti-terrorism law "must be scrapped immediately or fundamentally revised," Amnesty International said on Wednesday, describing the proposed law as "draconian".

Egypt's Premier, Ibrahim Mahlab, issued a decision on Tuesday granting the ministries and government sectors four days for the holiday, which will take place from Friday, 17 July until Monday, 20 July.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has renewed his call for revolutionizing the understanding of Islam to counter terrorist and extremist thought, urging scholars, specifically al-Azhar, to work to that end.

The number of Arab tourists visiting Egypt increased by 23 percent in May 2015 compared to the same month last year, Chairman of Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA) Sami Mahmoud told The Cairo Post Tuesday.

The general budget’s report for the current fiscal year for the National Authority for Radio and Television Union Maspero revealed estimated losses of about 4.14 billion EGP ($528.9 million,) Youm7 reported Tuesday.

The Egyptian Ministry of Housing has received 5 offers from Egyptian and Arab companies for the development of the new administrative capital, and the project’s master plan will be announced soon, according to Housing Minister, Moustafa Madbouly.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met in Cairo on Sunday with Yemen'si Vice President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah to discuss the latest developments in the Yemeni crisis.

No party would be harmed by the application of the Civil Service Law, said Finance Minister Hany Qadry Dimian on Monday, as the public treasury would cover any differences resulting from the increased value of the payroll tax because of the amendment of the basic and variable payments in the new law.

Egypt is responsible for securing all diplomatic missions against “terrorism” that target civilians and destabilize the state, said Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry Monday in a press conference with his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni.

The Preservation of Egyptian Heritage Association will organize a festival to promote tourism in the Darb al-Sebaa area on Wednesday, in cooperation with the Antiquities, Culture and Tourism ministries, as well as the Cairo governorate's local authorities.

Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab issued on Sunday a decree banning 4X4 vehicles in army-operations zones in Sinai, reported the state news agency MENA.

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni will visit Egypt this week to discuss “counter-terrorism” efforts after the Italian consulate in downtown Cairo was damaged in a car bomb attack Saturday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Badr Abdel Atty told The Cairo Post Sunday.

The head of Egypt's Lawyers Syndicate Sameh Ashour said Sunday that the union suspended work in two Cairo for one day after a police officer reportedly shot and injured a lawyer in a Cairo court on Saturday while he was "doing his job."

The government of Egypt has launched a monitoring office run by its State Information Service (SIS) to verify information included in foreign media reports about the country, days after handing out a style guide for foreign reports operating on its soil.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) hold the pound steady at 7.73 per dollar in a central bank foreign exchange auction on Sunday, unchanged from last sale on Thursday, it posted on its website.

Cairo misdemeanor court on Saturday acquitted prominent activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah of insulting a public official.

Egypt airport authorities have barred a leftist activist from travelling to Qatar, with security officials saying he is on a travel ban list.

To enhance security measures on its borders with restive neighboring countries, Egypt has requested to buy U.S. “Border Security Mobile Surveillance Sensor Security System,” at the cost of $100 million, said U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) in a statement Wednesday.

There were at least 1,552 violations at Egyptian universities in the 2014/2015 academic year, according to a recent analytical report released by the Association of Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE).

The journalists syndicate has called for changes to a draft anti-terrorism law which imposes two-year jail sentences on journalists who "report false information on terrorist attacks which contradict official statements."

A total of 11 million tourists are expected to have visited Egypt by the end of 2015; a 30 percent increase compared to last year, member of the Federation of Chambers of Tourism Hossam al-Shaer was quoted by Youm7 Tuesday.