Candidates for the first stage of the House of Representatives elections began their electoral campaigns Tuesday, which will continue until October 15, as per the dates set by the High Elections Commission (HEC).

Egypt's presidential spokesman said on Monday that the translation of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's interview with the Associated Press that is being circulated in the Arab media is "inaccurate."

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met Monday with French president Francois Hollande in New York to discuss the improving bilateral relations between the two countries.

A Canadian passenger aboard a flight from Addis Ababa to Ireland fell ill, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Cairo Tuesday, airport sources told Youm7.

Egyptians are scheduled to go to the polls between October and December to elect the first parliament since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

A Nobel laureate known for his efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons is set to speak at Illinois State University.

Cairo Court for Urgent Matters ruled Monday lack of jurisdiction in a case demanding the designation of Qatar and Turkey as “terrorist states.”

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be addressing world leaders in the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly meeting on Monday evening.

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met on Sunday with a number of world leaders, including United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Senegalese President Macky Sall and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said in an interview that the Mideast region needs to cooperate to defeat a worsening terrorist threat that has led to a "ferocious war" in Egypt and created the danger of some countries "sliding into failure."

Egypt will start establishing its first nuclear power plant in Dabaa within days, the head of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) said.

The World Bank (WB) supports Egypt’s efforts aimed to reform its economy, WB’s head Jim Yong Kim told President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi in a meeting in New York on Saturday, according to a presidential statement.

Images of the emaciated body of prisoner Emad Hassan, who died while in the custody of Egypt's prison authorities on Friday, has electrified social media activists, sparking conflicting accounts on whether the cancer patient was given essential medical treatment.

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is holding talks on Sunday, the third day of his visit to the US, with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and a number of world leaders.

Egypt's envoy to the UN Amr Ramadan has categorically rejected claims of four European countries during the 30th session of the UN Human Rights council, saying they are simply a repeat of statements that had been made during previous sessions.

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will head to New York Thursday following Eid prayers to attend the 70th UN General Assembly.

A dead mouse was found on cables feeding the presidency hall at Cairo International Airport, causing several power cuts before President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s departure to New York City Thursday, Youm7 reported.

Egyptians celebrated on Thursday the beginning of Eid al-Adha holidays, marking the end of the pilgrimage season for Muslims.

Young female activists Sanaa Seif and Yara Sallam were among the young political detainees that were released Wednesday evening from prison, based on a customary presidential pardon granted for 100 prisoners on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha.

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi announced on Wednesday the pardoning of 100 prisoners, including Al Jazeera's television journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed and some prominent youth activists who were charged with violating the protest law.

France has agreed to sell two Mistral helicopter carriers to Egypt after their sale to Russia was cancelled in August and will not incur a financial loss in the transaction, government spokesman Stephane Le Foll said.