Egypt's government has officially launched new, lower-karat gold jewellery for cheaper prices in a bid to combat the recent dramatic surge in the price of the valuable metal, Al-Ahram news website reported on Tuesday.

Egypt’s foreign minister Sameh Shoukry met with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut on Tuesday, where both officials discussed ongoing efforts to reach aconsensus between Lebanon’s various political factions and put an end to a three-year power vacuum.

US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump vowed to work with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, among a number of other leaders, to “halt the spread of radical Islam”.

A Russian security delegation arrived in Hurghada at dawn on Tuesday to inspect new security measures introduced at Hurghada touristic areas prior to deciding on the return of Russian flights to Egypt.

Mohamed Meit, Assistant Minister of Finance for the treasury, has announced government plans to streamline employment within the state administrative system, without reducing salaries or laying off any current staff.

The Central Bank of Egypt maintained the Egyptian pound at a stable rate of 8.78 against the US dollar at its weekly forex auction on Tuesday, state news agency MENA reported.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi stressed to Yemen's Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid Bin Daghr the importance of avoiding a long-term armed conflict in Yemen, during a Cairo meeting on Monday, state owned MENA agency reported.

Member of the Egyptian Syndicate of Lawyers Abu El-Naga Mehrizi has called for writing off names of former Vice-President Mohamed ElBaradei and politician Ayman Nour from the Syndicate, Parlmany reported Monday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled foreign visits during September did not include Egypt, according to a statement from Netanyahu’s office Tuesday.

Egypt's former chief auditor Hesham Geneina has declared his faith in President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's ability to fight corruption, but he warned that powerful elements are seeking to undermine regulatory agencies and their staff.

A Russian delegation of experts is set to visit the Egyptian airports of Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada on 28 August to assess strengthened security measures, Russian news agency TASS reported a member of the Red Sea Tourism Investors Association as saying to local Egyptian media.

The governor of Daqahliya has said that the families of those killed in a 3-vehicle crash in the Nile Delta governorate on Monday will receive EGP 5,000 (approx. $536) each in compensation, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported.

After 26 months in power, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's satisfaction rating with the Egyptian public has dropped to 82 percent, compared to 91 percent at the end his second year in office in June, according to the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera).

Egyptian naval forces held a joint military drill with NATO’s navy while on a multiple day visit to Egypt, the army said in a statement.

Egypt's State Lawsuits Authority – the body that represents the government in legal cases – appealed before the High Constitutional Court a June administrative court verdict that voided a decision by the government to place two islands in the Red Sea under Saudi Arabia's sovereignty.

The $12 billion loan facility that the International Monetary Fund has preliminarily agreed to provide for Egypt will be divided into three tranches, each worth $4 billion, the fund’s mission chief said.

Egypt's prosecutor-general has ordered an investigation into a police report that accuses politicians Abdel-Moneim Abul-Fotouh and Hamdeen Sabahi of spying for Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran's Revolutionary Guards, according to a prosecution statement on Monday.

An Egyptian police captain was killed on Monday when a landmine detonated during a shootout with "terrorist elements" in North Sinai's Al-Arish, an interior ministry official announced.

Ousted former president Mohamed Morsi has appealed the Court of Cassation's verdict to uphold a June sentence of life in prison and an additional 15 years in what is known as the Qatar espionage case.

British Airways has affirmed its support for Egypt's travel and tourism industry, stressing the need for joint action to support the sector through the expansion of partnerships with local companies.

The court verdict on whether to uphold a judicial decision of freezing of the assets of three prominent human rights activists has been set for 17 September, their lawyer Mohamed Abdel-Aziz told Ahram Online.