Egypt is in advanced talks with Saudi Arabia to secure a deposit of between $2-3 billion as part of the bilateral financing required to seal an International Monetary Fund loan package, the finance minister said in remarks carried by Al-Borsa newspaper on Thursday.

Egypt's top prosecutor Nabil Sadek travelled to Rome on Thursday to hold talks with his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Pignatone, reported MENA agency, in the latest round of meetings between investigators from the two countries probing the murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni.

A low-ranking policeman was killed early Thursday on his way to work in a police station in 6 October City, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.

Security forces in restive North Sinai told Youm7 that three terrorist attacks on military and security checkpoints have been foiled; militants opened fire at the checkpoints but the security forces repelled them over the past 24 hours. No human casualties have been reported.

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail held a weekly meeting with the ministers to be updated on the government’s preparation for four-day Al Adha Eid festivals that will kick off on Sept. 12, Youm7 reported

Egyptian Ministry of Environment signed Wednesday a contract with a Greek Company to get rid of 220 tons of lindane, a chemical substance used for an agricultural insecticide and as a pharmaceutical treatment for lice and scabies, Youm7 reported. The the tons have been stored in Suez’s Adabia Port since 1998.

Ministry of Health announced that the death toll of Egyptian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia have reached eleven after a 75-year-old man died in Mecca Wednesday, according to Youm7.

Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour arrived in the Cairo International Airport on Thursday to participate in the 146th session of the Arab Foreign Ministers of the Arab League, which due to be held Friday.

Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Atti has denied information claiming that Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopian initially agreed to sign a contracts with two European consultant companies, which have been chosen to conduct studies on the impacts of the under-construction Ethiopian Renaissance dam on the downstream countries of the Nile, on September 19 and 20, Youm7 reported him.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will meet with UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in Cairo Thursday, Youm7 reported an official from the Egyptian Presidency Office.

Egypt says it will be completely transparent and neutral in its choice for the next United Nations chief, in elections due later this year.

Egyptian feminist Janet Abdel Aleem has ridiculed statements by a male member of parliament who suggested that female genital mutilation (FGM) is jusified by the prevalence of impotence among Egyptian men.

The Ministry of Supply is working with food holding companies and banks to ensure the supply of affordable meat for the Eid al-Adha feast this year, aiming to keep prices down while providing loans for those in need.

An Italian property developer with investments in Egyptian tourism has launched an initiative to lure Italian tourists back to Sharm el-Sheikh, with a focus on wealthier clients from Italy who can inject more money into the Egyptian economy.

Egypt banned on Wednesday statues in squares that do not have prior approval from the authorities after public outrage over controversial and unattractive sculptures across the country.

Six new Egyptian provincial governors and the new minister of supply were sworn-in by Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Wednesday at the Egyptian presidency.

Egypt's Minister of Transportation Galal Said said Wednesday that Egypt's railway system would take a year to show signs of improvement as it has endured deterioration over a long time.

Independent Egyptian MP Ilhami Agina is expected to be investigated by the parliament's ethics committee over comments he made last week about the issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and the sexual prowess of Egyptian men.

More than 14 million Egyptians above the age of 10 cannot ‎read or write, said Egypt’s official statistics agency in a statement ‎Wednesday. ‎

A Cairo criminal court accepted on Wednesday an appeal by four members of satirical performance troupe Atfal Shawaree (Street Children) against their continued detention pending investigation into charges of "publishing videos insulting the state and attempting to overthrow the regime."

More than 14 million Egyptians above the age of 10 cannot ‎read or write, said Egypt’s official statistics agency in a statement ‎Wednesday. ‎