A Cairo misdemeanour court sentenced on Tuesday nine lower-ranking policemen to three years in prison over assaulting two doctors at Matariya Teaching Hospital in January.

Pope Tawadros II, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, said on Tuesday that the Church’s support of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi's efforts to improve Egypt's image abroad is an act of patriotism, not politics.

British Prime Minister Theresa May expressed support of Egypt's economic reforms policies during a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi on Tuesday in New York on the sidelines of the 71st United Nations General Assembly meeting.

The long-planned smart card system at Egyptian gas stations will “most likely be activated by the end of this year,” an official from E-Finance Company, which is tasked by the government to execute the project, said on Tuesday.

Egypt reached a preliminary agreement with the IMF in August to secure a three-year $12 billion loan facility, which is awaiting approval from the fund's executive board.

Egypt is currently negotiating a $4 billion loan from China to finance the country’s renewable energy strategy, an official from the international cooperation ministry said on Tuesday.

Russia's decision to suspend imports of fruit and vegetables from Egypt is not a counter-measure against Cairo's rejection of Russia's wheat, Interfax news agency quoted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich as saying on Tuesday.

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have signed the final contracts for the long-awaited technical studies on the impact on downstream countries of a giant dam that Addis Ababa is building, Egypt’s state news agency MENA reported.

Egyptian exports are expected to be boosted by 10 percent if and when the devaluation of the local currency happens, Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil said on Tuesday.

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met on Monday with the Democratic and Republican US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Alexandria's administrative court overruled Prime Minister Sherif Ismail's decision to allocate a piece of land in Beheira governorate to the interior ministry for the building of a prison.

Egypt is in talks with China to obtain $2 billion in financing, Deputy Finance Minister Ahmed Kojak said, without giving further details.

Egyptian government is building a school for the nuclear sciences to be opened next educational year 2016/2017, stated Minister of Education Al Hilali al Sherbini in a press conference on Monday.

Two pilots killed after their military helicopter fall near an airport in Delta’s Sharqia Monday, Youm7 reported.

Egypt expects its dollar-denominated Eurobond issuance to bring a yield of 6 to 6.5 percent next month, Aswat Masriya reported on Monday, citing deputy finance minister Ahmed Kojak.

Egypt's army said that the first shipment of baby formula purchased from France with the aim of easing severe market shortages has arrived in the country.

Egypt's government aims to provide women and youth with lines of credit for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr said on Monday.

Egypt is currently working on finalising legalisation to combat illegal emigration from the country, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said during his speech at a high level UN plenary meeting in New York addressing the immigration and refugee crises.

Egypt failed to attract a single offer at its state grain tender on Monday, forcing it to cancel its third consecutive wheat purchase tender amid an ongoing standoff with suppliers over import policies.

Egypt's defence minister Sedki Sobhi met on Monday with his UK counterpart Sir Michael Fallon in Cairo where they discussed military cooperation between the two countries, the Egyptian Armed Forces announced.