Egypt may soon receive the first tranche of a crucial $12 billion aid package, the head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde said Saturday.

The crisis over shortages of sugar in retail outlets escalated nationwide on Friday after prices exceeded LE9 per kilo on the free market.

Egypt's High Administrative Court adjourned on Saturday to 22 October its decision on a government appeal against a verdict overruling a controversial deal to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.

An Egyptian female MP for a Nile Delta constituency passed away in a car accident on Sunday, Ahram Arabic news website reported.

Egypt's Ministry of Interior dismissed on Saturday security alerts issued by a number of foreign embassies in Cairo about potential threats in the capital, saying that there are no reports or information that support such "claims."

Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticised Friday a US Embassy in Cairo security alert urging US citizens to avoid gatherings and public spaces in the capital over the weekend. The embassy did not identify any "security threats," a ministry statement read.

Egypt's naval forces commander Osama Rabie stated on Friday that the new Mistral-class aircraft carrier Anwar El-Sadat can be used in a range of missions, from confronting militancy in North Sinai to protecting oil fields at sea.

Egypt signed a $500 million loan deal with the World Bank to help create jobs and improve infrastructure in Upper Egypt, the Ministry of International Cooperation said.

Member of Parliament Magda Nasr called on for punishments to be imposed on families who withdraw their children from education and force them to work.

Undersecretary of discipline committee at the parliament Ahmed Mostafa said that a meeting will be held next week to decide on the case of MP Elhamy Agina who was slammed over his virginity tests remarks.

Egypt is about to meet a stipulation imposed by the International Monetary Fund in order to secure several billions of dollars to seal a mooted $12 billion loan, the finance minister said.

Egypt is about to meet a stipulation imposed by the International Monetary Fund in order to secure several billions of dollars to seal a mooted $12 billion loan, the finance minister said.

Egyptian authorities are making headway in resolving Russia's concerns over safety of flights to Egypt, Russian Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov said.

The charge d’affairs of India’s embassy to Cairo A. B. B. Babu said on Wednesday that his country is ready to provide Egypt with any amount of high-quality Indian rice at competitive prices.

Egypt will look to import 500,0000 tonnes of rice and 400,000 tonnes of sugar in order to boost strategic stocks and keep prices down, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail as announced.

Egypt said it plans to build a six month reserve of essential food items, adding to other recent purchases of commodities such as oil and wheat, in what traders said was a move to build up stocks ahead of a currency devaluation.

Nine suspects are being investigated by prosecutors in Giza over allegations of attempting to smuggle stolen historic artifacts into Israel from Iraq.

Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr, met with Chairman of Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund James Harmon on Wednesday evening, on the sidelines Egyptian delegation’s meetings at the World Bank Washington DC, Youm7 reported on Thursday.

It is expected that Egypt’s GDP to grow by 3.8 percent in FY 2016/2017, slightly lower than 4.2 percent growth in FY 2015/2015, said a report from the World Bank on Egypt, published on Thursday.

The International Monetary Fund will discuss Egypt’s $12 billion loan programme at an executive board meeting, not at its annual meeting this week, Egypt’s deputy finance minister told Reuters on Wednesday.

Supply Ministry has launched a crackdown on markets selling mobile recharging cards to prevent overpricing after official prices were announced.