Egypt’s M2 money supply was up 19.6 percent at the end of October from a year earlier, the central bank said on Monday.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi held talks on Monday with his French counterpart Francois Hollande on the sidelines of the United Nations climate summit in Paris, known as COP21.

Egypt's ambassadors in several countries noted Monday morning the low turnout in run-offs of the second and final phase of Egypt's parliamentary elections abroad, which ends tomorrow.

An Egyptian interior minister aide said the ministry does not protect any policeman who mistreats a citizen or violates the law after multiple cases of detainees allegedly being tortured to death last month.

Tahrir Square was again a hotspot for protests on Sunday, with hundreds of masters and Phd holders continuing months-long protests demanding government jobs.

The Egyptian government challenged Sunday a court ruling demanding that the passport of head of Ghad el-Thawra party Ayman Nour be renewed, Youm7 reported.

Egypt's president appointed Saturday former minister Ahmed Darwish head of the Suez Canal Economic Zone Authority for a three-year term, as he launched what is dubbed a mega development project east of Port Said.

Egypt’s Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend has announced the allocation of special circles within courts of law which will focus on lawsuits involving violence against women.

Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil El-Araby inaugurated the “Arab Women in the Sustainable Development Agenda 2015–2030” conference on Sunday.

An electoral alliance loyal to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has picked up all 60 list seats up for grabs in the second and final round of a parliamentary election marred by low participation, official preliminary results showed on Wednesday.

During today’s inspection tour in Luxor’s West Bank around the tomb of the 22nd dynasty’s Amenhotep-Hwi (TT28), Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Eldamaty announced the discovery of the sarcophagus of a 22nd dynasty nobleman named Ankh-If-Khonsu.

Oceanographic research vessel Admiral Vladimirsky of the Russian Navy is currently visiting Egypt’s Suez city in its expedition trip to the Antarctic.

Four police officers are currently being questioned in relation to the case of Talaat Shabib, who allegedly died of torture in a Luxor police station just two hours after his arrest on Tuesday night.

Anumber of human rights organisations issued a joint statement on Wednesday calling for rescinding of protest law and release of all of those detained under the provisions of the law.

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday backed a recommendation from the foreign ministry for Russians not to visit Turkey after the downing of a Russian fighter jet by Ankara.

Russia’s defense ministry has instructed the country’s military cooperation body to quickly answer an Egyptian request to purchase a wide range of advanced Russian armaments, Russian Tass news agency reported Wednesday.

Russia has asked Egypt to sign a protocol by which Russian warships may cross the Suez Canal and pass through Egyptian territorial waters, RIA Novosti reported Tuesday.

British Airways said on Tuesday that all flights to and from Sharm El-Sheikh are cancelled until Jan. 14, while the budget airliner EasyJet is cancelling flights to and from the Egyptian resort until Jan. 6.

Pesident Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has strongly condemned the explosion on a bus carrying Tunisian presidential guards, stressing Egypt’s solidarity with Tunisia.

Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu said at a Tuesday meeting in Cairo with Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi that Russia appreciates Egypt’s role in achieving security and stability in the region, according to a statement released by the Egyptian presidency.

Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali has ordered the closure of a girls orphanage in Mansoura, Daqahlia, following an investigative report of child abuse inside the facility.