Italy's foreign minister is due to arrive in Egypt next week for a round of trilateral talks on Libya, which Cairo will host on Sunday, the state agency MENA reported.
Egypt’s banned April 6 Youth Movement has condemned as an “incitement of violence” a recent statement by several Egyptian and Arab Islamic clerical groups urging revenge on Egyptian authorities for a crackdown on Islamists.
The Egyptian Embassy in Berlin has deleted a post that had been published on its Facebook page Tuesday for a schedule of rallies planned in support of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during his visit to Germany.
British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson has launched an employability program that will offer up to 2,000 scholarships to young Egyptians, according to a U.K. embassy press release Tuesday.
The Lawyers for Democracy Initiative said in a report about the democratic process in Egypt that there were 12 violations against journalists and 68 protests by various political forces in May.
A special investment law for economic zones will be issued in a week per President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s orders, Youm7 qupted Suez Canal Authority’s Chairman Mohab Mamish Monday.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet German Federal President Joachim Gauck, in Bellevue Palace, at the beginning of his visit to Germany Tuesday, Youm7 reported.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Saudi counterpart Adel Jubeir reiterated the common vision of the two countries on key regional issues such as Yemen and Syria at a meeting held on Sunday, according to a statement published by the Saudi News Agency SPA.
The government has no intention to delay parliamentary elections, as it is keen on finalizing the elections law as soon as possible, Transitional Justice Ibrahim el-Heneidy said at a press conference Monday.
The Cairo Criminal Court tried two policemen accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl last December on Monday.
Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum signed Monday an energy exploration deal with Italy’s Eni worth $2 billion, activating an MOU signed during an economic summit in March.
Demolitions began on Sunday at the headquarter of the formerly-ruling, now-dissolved National Democratic Party.
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubair arrived in Cairo Sunday for his first visit to Egypt since his appointment late April.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will oversee signing two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) during his visit to Germany early June, Youm7 reported Sunday.
Egypt’s government may not include the cost of its first nuclear power station in the state’s general budget for 2015/2016 FY, an anonymous official told al-Shorouk newspaper Sunday.
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab is expected to meet with officials from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait to decide on how the remaining $6 billion of the $12 billion aid pledged to Egypt during the economic conference will be invested, Al Borsa newspaper reported Sunday.
France's foreign minister said on Thursday he would travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories in June, aiming to press ahead in getting an international consensus for a U.N. Security Council resolution that would set parameters for peace talks.
The political party founded by former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq has vowed to sue media outlets that reported Egyptian authorities had advised Shafiq to abstain from political comments.
The first state-owned plant to manufacture energy-saving light bulbs was inaugurated Thursday in Egypt’s Mediterranean governorate of Alexandria, Youm7 reported.
A widely-circulated video has shown police officers dragging and insulting a cafe owner who cried foul during a police campaign to raze illegal businesses on roadsides.
The Alexandria Criminal Court acquitted on Thursday a Homeland Security officer of charges of torturing and killing a suspect in 2011.
Others
An Arabic language teacher from the Qabaa school in the Nozha district flogged a Coptic pupil ten years old named Bibawi Faragallah 40 times with an electric wire last week.