Egypt will receive the first passenger rail cars from Russia by July 2016, as part of a deal to supply Cairo with 700 cars, Transport Minister Saad el-Geoushy told Youm7 Monday.

Contracts with the two French firms carrying out studies on the impact of Ethiopia's under construction Grand Renaissance Dam on downstream countries' water shares will be signed in early February in Khartoum, a spokesperson for Egypt's foreign ministry said on Sunday.

A majority parliamentary bloc in support of Egypt President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has announced this week that MP and constitutional law professor Ali Abdel-Al will likely be elected as the speaker of Egypt’s new parliament.

An Egyptian journalist appeared before prosecutors after briefly going missing following his arrest two days ago, while the Interior Ministry released a statement dismissing accusations that it subjects individuals to forced disappearances.

Around 50 Egyptians with various disabilities have visited the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh during the past month, as part of a promotional campaign to boost tourism in the country, Dalia Atef the coordinator of the campaign told The Cairo Post Sunday.

Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will hold on Sunday a meeting with the speaker of Kuwait’s parliament to discuss the two countries' bilateral relations.

Egypt's outstanding arrears to foreign oil companies rose to $3 billion at the end of December 2015 from $2.7 billion at the end of October, Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla told Reuters on Sunday.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) issued a statement on Thursday saying that 3770 migrants and refugees died in 2015 while "crossing the Mediterranean, trying to reach Europe."

Transport Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Ibrahim denied the increase of metro fares to LE10 as circulated by some media outlets.

The first session of Egypt’s newly-elected parliament will be held Jan. 10, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi announced Thursday, also releasing the names of 28 presidential appointees.

Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris dominated the Egyptian Exchange in 2015, with the key acquisition in the financial services sector of Beltone Financial through an alliance with Orascom in a deal reported to have cost EGP 650m.

The archaeological statue of Amenhotep III, the ninth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty, was found in a home in the village of al-Nakhel in the Aswan governorate, minister of antiquities Mamdooh el-Damaty announced Thursday.

A Facebook-sponsored service that offers limited free Internet access was suspended in Egypt on Wednesday after a permit required from the government was not renewed, an official from the Telecommunications Ministry told Reuters.

During excavation work carried out at Tel Al-Dafna archaeological site located at Al-Qantara west area, 11 kilometres west of the Suez Canal, an Egyptian archaeological mission led by Egyptologist Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud stumbled upon what is believed to be Lava remains of San Turin volcano.

More than 500 ancient Egyptian artifacts have been repatriated from several countries in 2015, The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced in a statement Tuesday.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi will issue a presidential decree on Thursday with the names of 28 appointed members of the People's Assembly, according to a presidential source.

Amid the lack of security presence on the streets, a group of youths decided to sacrifice their national holidays and took on the role of the police, guarding females in the street.

A Cairo court postponed the appeals hearing of four members of the 6 April movement, who were arrested on the anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud protests in November, to Jan 13 on Wednesday.

"Egypt, Ethiopia & Sudan reached consensus on the following steps on the GERD project in full commitment with the Declaration of Principles." Egyptian foreign ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid wrote on his Twitter account a few minutes ago.

Egyptian authorities Monday arrested four leaders of a youth movement that spearheaded the 2011 revolt against former president Hosni Mubarak, judicial officials said.

Culture Minister Helmy al-Nammam inaugurated Monday the South Korean-funded center for the documentation of Egypt’s cultural heritage, Youm7 reported.