Egypt's presidential spokesman denied on Monday the possibility of allowing foreign military bases in the North African country, putting an end to media reports that Russia is negotiating with Cairo to construct a military base near the Mediterranean, Ahram Arabic website reported.

Egypt has condemned a car bomb that ripped through a military outpost in southeast Turkey on Sunday, killing 17 people.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said Cairo is keen to bolster strategic ties and mutual cooperation with Washington during a meeting with Republican senators in Sharm El-Sheikh.

Kuwaiti security forces have arrested an Egyptian citizen with connections to the Islamic State (IS) after an attempted attack on five US citizens, the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Egypt’s Education Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on developing Egypt’s technical education, Youm7 reported on Sunday.

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri on Sunday on the sidelines of the celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the commencement of the Egyptian parliamentary life currently held in Sharm al Sheikh, Youm7 reported.

President Abdel Fatah al Sisi will take part in the Sudan’s National Dialogue General Conference, scheduled to conclude on Monday in Khartoum, presidential spokesperson Alaa Youssef said in a statement on Sunday.

International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr met with Swiss Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann on Sunday to discuss funding Egypt’s project to eliminate landmines laid throughout the country, Youm7 reported.

Egypt’s Ministry of Finance signed Saturday a consultancy services agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for the development of Abu Tartour Port in the Red Sea, Youm7 reported.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Sunday’s trading session in the green zone backed by foreign and Arab investors buying activities, Youm7 reported.

The total number of tourists who arrived in Egypt during August registered 503,000, 47 percent of whom came from Arab countries, CAPMAS said in an e-mailed press release.

Egyptian MPs denounced on Sunday security alerts issued by the US embassy in Cairo warning American citizens to avoid large gatherings and crowded spaces in Cairo on Sunday.

Egypt’s foreign ministry confirmed on Sunday media reports that Egypt's ambassador to Addis Ababa met with Ethiopia's minister of foreign affairs on Wednesday to answer questions related to the authenticity of a video reportedly showing unidentified Egyptians hailing the separatist Oromo Liberation Front during a recent public gathering of alleged Oromo supporters in Cairo.

A Giza criminal court ordered on Sunday the conditional release of two well-known 25 January activists under strict probationary provisions after 170 days of detention over charges of inciting April protests against the Egyptian-Saudi Red Sea island deal.

Egypt marked on Sunday 150 years since the election of its first parliament in a celebration attended by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi along with international parliamentary dignitaries.

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi issued a decree equating King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa with Egyptians in terms of property ownership in Sinai, the Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported on Sunday.

Egypt says it regrets the UN Security Council's failure to take action to save Syria's Aleppo after voting in favour of a French-drafted resolution Saturday that would have demanded an end to air strikes and military flights.

Higher Education Minister Ashraf al-Sheehy said on Friday that he has invited UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova to inaugurate the new office of the UN cultural organization in 6th October city.

A group of Egyptian social media users has launched a campaign to promote Egyptian-made products and encourage people to put their trust in them.

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.