Prime Minister Sherif Ismail requested a U.K. parliamentarian delegation on visit to Cairo to expedite the resumption of British flights to Egypt, according to a Monday Cabinet statement.

During their visit to Cairo on Sunday, a delegation of members of the British House of Commons and the House of Lords affirmed they would recommend the resumption of British air flights to Sharm el-Sheikh upon their return to the U.K., the Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman said.

The State Council’s Administrative Court turned down a lawsuit that demanded activist Wael Ghoneim be stripped of his Egyptian citizenship on Sunday.

Egypt will hold an international conference in February to present the latest and future development opportunities in the Suez Canal, Youm7 reported Sunday.

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.