President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi performed Eid Al Adha (Sacrifice Feast) prayer at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque in New Cairo Monday morning, Youm7 reported.

An Egyptian administrative court ruled on Saturday that non-governmental organisations have the right to foreign funding to aid development work in the country.

Egypt will sign a 500 million euro agreement to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with the European Investment Bank (EIB) among a number of financing agreements in the second half of October, the Ministry of International Cooperation announced Sunday on its website.

Egypt's National Council for Women (NCW) is launching operation rooms to receive complaints of sexual harassment and offer legal aid to victims during Eid Al-Adha, as the annual holiday often witnesses a surge in reported harassment.

A total of nine people were killed in four separate road accidents within the last 24 hours, according to Youm7.

Egypt has ranked first among Arab and foreign countries producing dates, according to Trade and Industry Minister Tareq Qabil.

Member of Parliament Evleen Metta said that top priorities of tourism affairs sub-committee are to discuss plans to boost the industry that is one of the most important sources of hard currency.

Abdel Moneim el-Eleimy, Member of Parliament, demanded establishing an independent authority to investigate the reasons behind the high rate of traffic accidents.

The number of Egyptian pilgrims who have died in Saudi Arabia climbed to 21 Sunday, state news agency MENA reported.

Health Ministry Spokesperson Khaled Megahed has said that women must undergo a breast examination to determine who is entitled to receive subsidized infant milk.

Qalubiya security services have redoubled investigations into several donkey skeletons found by villagers of Aghour, in one of the canals of the Qalubiya governorate.

The World Bank has provided Egypt with the first $1 billion tranche of a $3 billion loan, as part of its support for the government's economic programme, the Ministry of International Cooperation said Friday.

The first Turkish plane to arrive to Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh in over 10 months landed in the early hours of Sunday, carrying 154 tourists of different nationalities, state news agency MENA reported.

Egypt welcomed Saturday a US-Russia sponsored truce in war-torn Syria, and called on all parties to adhere to the ceasefire, scheduled to take effect across all Syria Monday, a foreign affairs ministry statement read.

A statement released by Egypt's top prosecutor Nabil Sadek confirmed that Egyptian police had investigat Italian student Giulio Regeni before his murder but suspended the operation after three days.

Human Rights Watch has hailed a move by Egypt's parliament to stiffen punishments for carrying out female genital mutilation, calling the move "a step toward eliminating the practice" but demanding further reforms.

Egypt's new value-added tax was officially implemented on Friday shortly after Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi ratified it, Egypt's finance ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Ahmed Saadeddin, the secretary-general of Egypt's parliament, unveiled Saturday the details of a one-day celebration aimed at marking the 150th anniversary of the inception of parliamentary life in Egypt.

An Egyptian administrative court ruled on Saturday that non-governmental organisations have the right to foreign funding to aid development work in the country.

A security source in North Sinai said that four militants were killed and 12 terrorist hubs were destroyed amid security operation over the past few hours, according to Youm7.

A group called “Hasm Movement” claimed responsibility for the killing of a low-ranking police officer in Cairo’s southern city of 6 October on Thursday, Youm7 reported.