Egypt's new parliament approved two controversial laws on Sunday as it started reviewing legislation passed by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi since June 2014, including the so-called "terrorist entities" law.

Cairo Criminal Court is set to resume Thursday the trial of former agriculture Minister Salah al-Din Helal along with three others who stand accused of bribery and corruption.

MP Suzy Nashed revealed that 89 female MPs filed a complaint to parliamentary speaker Ali Abdelaal over the statement of MP Elhamy Agina, which called on female MPs to wear modest clothing inside the parliament.

In Egypt, three journalists and one press freedom activist have been sentenced to prison on charges of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood and "publishing false news."

Egypt's irrigation minister Hossam Moghazi said on Wednesday that although Egypt is “worried” about Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam, it does not view it as a “threat.”

Egyptian National Defense Council, chaired by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, agreed Thursday to extend the participation of Egyptian armed forces in foreign fighting missions in Gulf States for an additional year, Presidential Spokesperson Alaa Youssef announced.

Two people have been arrested for running 47 Facebook pages that “incite violence against state institutions,” according to a Wednesday police statement.

Egypt’s foreign minister offered on Wednesday his country’s condolences to the German government and people for the German citizens who died in a bombing on Tuesday in Istanbul, Turkey.

Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a presidential decree on Tuesday extending the state of emergency in Sinai for three months as of Wednesday, Jan. 27.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi gave final approval on Wednesday for the allocation of 103.22 feddans (43.4610 square meters) of state-owned land for the construction of a new central prison.

The Egyptian cabinet approved on Wednesday a draft bill that punishes the possession and distribution of stickers, posters and photographs that "stand for terrorist organisations."

A fact-finding committee formed by Egypt’s presidency has concluded that statements made in December by Hisham Geneina, head of the Central Auditing Organization, that said government corruption cost the country LE600 billion in 2015 were “exaggerated” and “delusional”.

Egyptian Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal decided Tuesday not to accept resignation submitted by Parliamentarian Kamal Ahmed, Youm7 reported.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has launched the biggest digital library in the world tagged Egyptian Knowledge Bank(EKB).

"The way issues are being run in Egypt today reminds me with the atmosphere before the 25 of January revolution," Egypt's business tycoon and founder of the Free Egyptians Party Naguib Sawiris, told ONTV.

In a statement released on Sunday night after the first session of the new parliament convened, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said "totally respects" the separation of powers.

Egypt’s central bank has called on banks to increase financing of small and medium-sized enterprises nationwide, key contributors to the state’s investment and production sectors.

Egypt’s 596-member House of Representatives held its inaugural session on Sunday, marking the final step in the roadmap announced following the ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood-led government in 2013. But the session was dominated by social media sarcasm following odd moments and blunders made by several MPs who became the focus of ridicule.

If former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons do not pay a fine of 42 million EGP ($5.3 million) the authorities may seize the equivalent from their properties, an informed judicial source told Youm7 Monday.

Ali Abdul Aal was elected Sunday as the new parliamentary speaker for Egypt’s new House of Representatives, with a total of 401 votes. Elections occurred via secret ballot boxes. Both the voting and vote counting procedures were held inside the parliament for transparency. There were 580 valid votes and five were voided.

Egypt will borrow one billion dollars in a concessional loan from a Chinese bank, to finance the establishment of sanitation networks in the country's Nile Delta villages, the state's official news agency MENA reported on Monday, citing Housing and Utilities Minister Mostafa Madbouly.