Public Prosecution and the Illicit Gains Authority (IGA) from the Justice Ministry received on Saturday a report from a fact-finding committee formed by parliament to investigate wheat corruption during this summer's harvest.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi on Sunday met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the G20 summit in China, the third meeting in less than two years.

Egypt's Minister of Defence Sedki Sobhi flew to Russia Sunday on an official visit for talks related to Egyptian-Russian military cooperation.

The International Monetary Fund supports Egypt’s efforts in achieving economic reform, the IMF’s managing director Christian Lagarde told Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in China.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi arrived in China's Hangzhou for the G20 Summit where Egypt is a guest of honour, Ahram Arabic website reported.

Egypt's army said Saturday it will start selling baby formula at a decreased price than that offered in the market, two days after dozens of parents protested against shortages in subsidised milk powder and an increase in its price.

President Abdel Fatah al Sisi met with US Secretary of State John Kerry in India on Thursday and discussed key bilateral issues including the situation in the Middle East, Youm7 reported.

The Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) announced it has officially accredited the first Egyptian-U.S. made hepatitis C drug Sovaldi, Youm7 reported on Friday.

A total of 768 Palestinian pilgrims have crossed the Rafah border crossing from the Gaza Strip into Egypt en route to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, official source told Youm7.

The United Nations office in Egypt congratulates the Egyptian government, health ministry and the National Population Council for their admirable efforts, which led to the endorsement by parliament majority of harsher penalties for Female Genital Mutilation.

A 53 year-old Egyptian woman died on Thursday while performing Hajj rituals in Saudi Arabia, health ministry announced in a statement.

The Interior Ministry has issued a statement on the recent death of a medical student at a brothel in Nasr City, saying that he died after jumping from a balcony to escape capture in a police raid.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi held talks with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday, discussing bilateral relations including economic and development issues, MENA news agency reported.

Subsidised infant milk will only be available in 1,005 outlets throughout the country, Egypt's health minister said on Thursday after dozens protested the shortage outside Egyptian Pharmaceutical Trading Company in Cairo.

Eight years after the first woman in Egypt won a conviction against a man for sexual harassment, activists and lawyers see progress in transforming attitudes and more harassers being jailed.

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday in New Delhi to discuss bilateral cooperation, state news agency MENA reported.

Dozens of demonstrators took to the Nile Corniche in Cairo's Shubra on Thursday, blocking off the street in protest at the lack of subsidised baby formula.

Egypt will re-open the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in both directions on Saturday and Sunday for the upcoming Eid El-Adha holiday, after opening them for three days earlier this week, state news agency MENA reported on Thursday.

Things are "progressing well" in terms of the discussions about the $12 billion International Monetary Fund loan programme for Egypt, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said at a press briefing in Washington on Thursday, adding that the IMF board meeting to approve the deal will take place in the coming weeks.

A Russian Investigative Committee delegation paid a working visit to Egypt to sign a memorandum of understanding to jointly investigate the Russia-operated Airbus A321 plane crash over the Sinai, the committee’s spokesman said Thursday.

Egypt has halted hot air balloon rides over the tourist city of Luxor for three days due to poor weather conditions, days after tens of tourists were wounded in a balloon crash landing.