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. ‎

Egypt's prime minister announced on Wednesday the appointment of six new provincial governors for governorates including the capital Cairo and the coastal governorate of Alexandria, state news agency MENA reported.

A report by the Agricultural Ministry announced that the average per capita consumption of wheat in Egypt reaches 186 kg annually, while the global consumption rate is between 70-80 kg.

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said that the government has provided Hepatitis C treatment worth 1,565 billion EGP to 542,000 patients across the country, Youm7 reported.

A total of 22 farmers were killed in a traffic accident on Farafra Road in Bahariya Oasis, Youm7 reported.

A British team of experts tasked with checking security measures at Cairo International Airport resumed its work on Tuesday under the supervision of Major General Hesham abdel Khaleq, general director of aviation security.

Nazra for Feminist Studies, an Egyptian NGO focused on women's rights, has launched a campaign entitled “Heya wa al-Manasa” (Her and the Bench) aiming to raise awareness of the under-representation of women in the Egyptian judiciary — along with the discriminatory selection procedures that the NGO says underly the problem.

A parliamentary discussion on a US$120 billion loan from Saudi Arabia was disrupted on Tuesday when MPs engaged in a verbal altercation sparked by comments on two Red Sea islands that the Egyptian government agreed to hand over to Saudi control earlier this year.

Egypt is hosting an international conference in March to raise humanitarian aid for Yemen, where an 18-month civil war has killed thousands, a minister in Yemen's government said on Tuesday.

Five policemen were shot and injured in Egypt's South Sinai on Tuesday, Ahram Arabic website reported.

Public workers will have five days off Sunday through Thursday for the Islamic Eid Al-Adha holiday, Egypt's cabinet announced Tuesday.

The American University in Cairo (AUC) has dropped in university rankings worldwide by 20 according to the QS World University Rankings of 2016/2017, while Cairo University has dropped by 50.

Egypt's government has decided to hire private companies to manage, maintain and secure the area around the Pyramids of Giza, the Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported.

Russia and Egypt are pushing through with negotiations over supplies of communication equipment and helicopters for Egypt’s recently-acquired amphibious helicopter carriers Mistral, Russian presidential aide Vladimir Kozhin has said on Tuesday.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has maintained the Egyptian pound at a stable rate of 8.78 against the US dollar at its weekly forex auction on Tuesday.