Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday that his government is "committed" to paying up debts to oil and gas companies "operating on its soil."

The Ministry of Social Solidarity has decided to grant EGP 5,000 as compensations and EGP 300 as monthly subsistence allowance for the stranded families in Imbaba, following the collapse of a building in the neighbourhood, said Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali.

China could play a role in several major developmental projects in Egypt, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi's office has said, after El-Sisi met on Saturday with the Chinese culture minister, who was sent to Cairo as a special envoy on behalf of President Xi Jinping.

Marstal Maersk; the world’s largest container ship has crossed Egypt’s New Suez Canal Sunday, coming from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, Al-Ahram Online reported.

Egypt's foreign ministry has rejected statements by the Qatari foreign minister suggesting that Egypt should have a political dialogue which includes all parties.

The Egyptian central bank kept the pound unchanged from 7.73 against the dollar in Sunday's auction, after allowing it to depreciate twice last month.

Twenty-eight people were hospitalised due to heat exhaustion on Saturday after a wave of hot weather, Egypt's Ministry of Health stated.

Egypt unveiled on Thursday a major extension of the Suez Canal that President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has billed as an historic achievement needed to boost the country's ailing economy after years of unrest.

The Engineering Department of the Armed Forces completed on Wednesday the demolishing of the National Democratic Party (NDP) building that was located a few meters away from Tahrir Square, amid the cheering of passersby.

A 30-day-exhibition entitled "Antiquities on the banks of the Suez Canal" opened Tuesday at the Ismailia Museum, in accordance with the Ministry of Antiquities’ celebration of the official opening of the new Suez Canal waterway.

Dozens of Egyptian fisherman who had been detained in Sudan for allegedly trespassing in Sudanese waters were released late on Wednesday, an Egyptian foreign ministry statement said.

The Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) has decided to form a permanent committee to record and update voters’ data, according to a Tuesday statement by the council.

Egypt's foreign reserves lost US$1.55 billion to reach $18.534 billion at the end of July from $20.080 billion the previous month, the central bank said on Wednesday.

On the occasion of the New Suez Canal inauguration, Egypt has designated Thursday August 6 as an official holiday for public sector employees, cabinet spokesperson Houssam al-Qawish said in a statement Wednesday.

Authorities at Cairo International Airport foiled on Tuesday an attempt to smuggle 761 historical books in Arabic and French, the Antiquities Ministry announced.

At the heart of the preparations for the upcoming inauguration of the new Suez Canal waterway on Thursday the 150-year-old presidential yacht, El-Mahrousa, stands out because of its long association with the Suez Canal.

Egypt and Ukraine agreed on Wednesday on a deal which will see Egypt give Ukraine cotton in return for Ukrainian wheat, the state news agency MENA reported.

Fireworks in the morning. Naval and air show. Live streaming on mega-screens in major cities around the world. Folklore performances and a revival of Verdi’s Opera Aida (written for but not performed at the inauguration of the original Suez Canal in 1869). This is a sample of what to expect on 6 August, along with the more rudimentary distribution of 50 fishing boats to locals and the opening of 460 fisheries.

Egypt's Transportation Minister Hany Dahy has said that Egyptians will be able to use railways services for free on Thursday, on the occasion of the inauguration of the "new Suez Canal" waterway.

The US delegation currently visiting Cairo said the United States supports Egypt's security and stability and calls for the punishment of those involved in crimes of violence, but at the same time demands an end to torture and the violation of detainee rights, fearing it could lead Islamists and Brotherhood supporters to join terrorist organizations.

Egypt has awarded five oil and gas concessions that are expected to bring in minimum total investments of about $100 million, the oil ministry said in a statement on Monday, as the country seeks to boost investment in the key energy sector.