A total of 142 mountainous lakes have been established in Sainte Catherine to combat flooding season in South Sinai, according to Minister of Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Atty.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich expressed hope for the resumption of flights between Egypt and Russia by the end of this year at a press conference on Thursday.

A total of 178 tons of garbage has been removed from Alexandria streets, in light of the Ministry of Environmental five-month campaign, which has been launched since Sept. 4, Youm7 reported head of the Waste Management Department Fatma Mohsen on Thursday.

Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture Essam el Fayed headed to Russia’s Moscow on Thursday to hold cooperation discussions, Youm7 reported.

The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) members were not allowed to visit a prison hospital where some inmates reportedly suffer severe diseases, according to a statement from the NCHR on Wednesday.

Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid denied media reports claimed that Egypt backs Ethiopian opposition group of Oromo Liberation Front against the Egyptian government.

Egyptian armed forces will perform naval and air shows nationwide on Thursday marking, the 43rd anniversary of the October war, Youm7 reported.

President Abdel Fatah al Sisi on Wednesday attended a military parade of the 6th armored division of the Second Field Army on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the 6 October War victory, Youm7 reported.

Ambassador Moshira Khattab, Egypt’s nominee for the UNESCO Director-General post headed to Paris on Wednesday in an official visit where she is set to meet with a number of French officials, Youm7 reported.

Egypt’s agricultural imports to Jordan Media reports about Egyptian agricultural products groundless — Jordanian official

The Parliament on Wednesday approved in principle a draft bill presented by the government to combat illegal immigration, Youm7 reported.

The Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) on Tuesday said it supports Saudi Arabia in rejecting the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) recently passed by the US Congress,which allows the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for damages.

Egypt will welcome on Thursday its second Mistral-class Landing Helicopter Dock – named after the late president Anwar El-Sadat -- coinciding with the country's celebrations of the 43rd anniversary of 1973 war against Israel, state owned MENA agency reported.

Egypt’s Court of Cassation decided on Wednesday to temporarily suspend a three-year jail sentence handed to Mubarak-era housing minister Ibrahim Suleiman over squandering public funds, pending final verdict in December

A Qalioubiya criminal court acquitted on Wednesday Farouk Lashin, the former head of Qalioubiya state security, and two of his aides, of killing protesters during the 2011 uprising.

Egyptian security forces on Tuesday carried out a prosecutor's order to transfer 10 rare-species animals from a private ranch in rural Giza to Giza Zoo, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir signed a comprehensive partnership agreement on Wednesday in Cairo during bilateral high committee meetings, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported.

The decision by an Egyptian court to overturn a previous court ruling that blocked the handing over of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia has no legal standing, a constitutional law professor told Ahram Online, adding that only the country's top administrative judicial authority can decide on the matter.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) kept the local currency’s rate stable at EGP 8.78 against the US dollar at Tuesday’s regular forex auction, the bank’s official website showed.

Beltone Financial, Egypt's largest asset manager, said on Tuesday it had acquired 60 percent of New York-based brokerage firm Auerbach Grayson & Company.

The Egyptian Petroleum Ministry announced it has signed 15 oil and gas search agreements worth $14.3 billion with foreign companies during the fiscal year 2015-2016, Youm7 reported on Tuesday.