A group of Egyptian public figures, including government opponents, met with French President Francois Hollande in Cairo on Monday, and reportedly raised questions about whether French economic and military support for the country comes at the expense of a focus on the human rights situation.

Eleven new petroleum excavations in the western desert and Suez will be revealed by the end of April, according to Petroleum Minister Tareq al-Molla, hoped to entice foriegn investors with the prospect of advanced facilities and benefits.

The US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Cairo next Wednesday to meet with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the US State Department spokesperson John Kirby said Monday.

A 12-year-old Israeli girl has discovered an ancient Egyptian amulet dating back more than 3,200 years to the days of the Pharaohs.

A riot erupted in a Cairo suburb on Tuesday after a policeman shot three people in an argument, killing one of them, security sources said, the latest incident to rouse public anger over alleged police brutality in Egypt.

French President Francois Hollande said in Cairo on Monday that Egypt faces three main challenges to its development – security, demography, and geography.

Germany has no restrictions on the provision of arms to Egypt, Germany's Vice Chancellor and minister for economic affairs and energy said on Sunday in a press conference following his meeting with the Egyptian president in Cairo.

Italy’s foreign minister confirmed on Monday reports of many migrant deaths in Egyptian waters, but said he was waiting for more details.

Saudi Arabia has been generous with Egypt, but the assistance and investment it provides to the cash-strapped Egyptian economy will not pressure Egypt's parliament into ratifying a controversial maritime border demarcation agreement, parliamentarians told Aswat Masriya.

Sudan called on Egypt to negotiate over the contested areas of Hala’ib and Shalateen, stating that it would otherwise resort to international arbitration to restore its rights to the areas, according to official Sudanese news agency SUNA.

French President Francois Hollande arrived in Cairo on Sunday for a two-day official visit and was received by his Egyptian counterpart President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi at Cairo International Airport. The Elysee said on Twitter that the French-built Rafale fighter planes, which were purchased by the Egyptian army, escorted Hollande's plane as it approached Cairo.

Former Deputy Interior Minister Mohamed Nour Eddin said in a TV interview broadcast on Saturday that the ministry has never rejected any requests to hold public protests, denying accusations that political protests are routinely dissallowed in Egypt.

The House of Representatives is convened Sunday to resume a debate on the government’s policy statement proposed last month, ahead of vote of confidence scheduled for Wednesday, Youm7 reported.

Germany has no restrictions on the provision of arms to Egypt, the German minister for economic affairs and energy said on Sunday in a press conference following his meeting with the Egyptian president in Cairo.

Following Friday’s demonstrations contesting the recent maritime border agreement signed between President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, dozens of arrested protesters, including several minors, are still in custody.

The government of Prime Minister Sherif Ismail will face its first vote of confidence in parliament next week.

"We did not waive a single grain of sand. We gave [the Saudis] back what belongs to them," said President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the recent revision of maritime borders between Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Egypt has unearthed an archaeological barque shrine from the era of Queen Hatshepsut, that was dedicated to worship of the Egyptian god Khnum in Elephantine Island in the central of the Nile at Aswan, announced Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities Thursday.

Egypt’s foreign minister Sameh Shukri headed off to Istanbul to attend the 13th Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), marking the first high-level visit midst tense relations between the two countries.

Military courts in Egypt have tried at least 7,420 civilians since October 2014, international watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) claimed Wednesday, highlighting mass trials that “violate fundamental due process rights”. Citing numbers tallied by independent rights group the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms, HRW denounced the Egyptian government’s use of military trials to “expedite its harsh crackdown on opponents”.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi addressed the controversy around his government's recognition of Saudi sovereignty over two Red Sea islands last week, saying the islands of Tiran and Sanafir are Saudi.