Egypt was elected to a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday, winning votes from 173 countries out of 193 in a ballot at the General Assembly, according to a Foreign Ministry press statement.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ordered the allocation of LE50 million to compensate those harmed by flooding in recent days, in addition to another LE50 million to improve the efficiency of basic infrastructure in places hit by flooding, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail announced on Saturday.

A Mansoura appeal court on Sunday acquitted three people of charges of illegal protesting in April against the government’s deal with Saudi Arabia on two Red Sea islands, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported.

The Egyptian army's Engineering Authority started on Sunday to clear the roads in and out of the Red Sea town of Ras Gharib after the city was nearly cut off from the world in the past 48 hours due to flooding.

Three policemen and three civilians were injured on Sunday after a car bomb detonated in North Sinai’s Al-Arish, Egypt’s interior ministry has said.

Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has assured concerned Egyptian MPs that the Organisation of Islamic Conference will be asked to take action to "correct" the mistake of its secretary-general who last week made a joke at President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi's expense.

EFG-Hermes and HSBC have been selected as consultants for the initial public offer of state bank Banque du Caire, Egypt's Deputy Finance Minister told Reuters on Sunday.

Four Egyptian armed forces personnel were killed in North Sinai amid ongoing operations against militants, according to a statement released Saturday by the spokesperson for the Egyptian armed forces.

The Suez Criminal Court released on Wednesday the mother of 17-year old Mayar Mousa who died during an Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) operation in May.

A protocol of pricing natural gas was signed between the Jordanian Ministry of Energy and the Egyptian-Jordanian Company Fajr, specialized in transporting and importing natural gas, read a Friday statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum.

A total of eight people were killed in multiple vehicle accidents due to floods that hit Upper Egypt’s governorate of Qena early on Friday, Youm7 reported.

Prominent opposition figure Medhat al-Zahid has praised President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for his proposal that young members of parliament should form a committee to examine the pardoning of young people detained on political charges.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has accused Egyptian media outlets of unintentionally causing harm to Egypt's interests and relations with other nations.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that Egypt is suffering a currency “crisis” that should be addressed, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.

President of Singapore Tony Tan Keng Yam will start a three-day visit to Egypt Monday, Singapore’s ambassador to Egypt Premjith Sadasivan said in a press conference on Thursday.

Chairwoman of the Russian Federation Council, upper house of parliament Valentina Matviyenko asserted her country’s readiness to resume flights to Egypt, Egypt’s Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal was quoted by state news agency MENA on Thursday.

At the closing ceremony of the First National Youth Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh on Thursday, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi announced the formation of national commission of youth to review the cases of youth detained without trials as per the conference's recommendations.

Eastern Tobacco Company, Egypt's biggest cigarette manufacturer, reported on Thursday a 16 percent rise in net profit over a nine month period from January through September.

China Fortune Land Development Company (CFLD) expects to finalise its $20 billion deal to develop part of Egypt's new capital by the end of 2016 and break ground early next year, a partner on the project told Reuters.

Alexandria Zoo will be closed for 15 days from Monday due to restoration and development work, said zoo director Eman Mekhaimar.

After one-year- hiatus, Air Germania will resume its first flight from Munich Airport to Sharm el Sheikh on Monday, Youm7 reported Egyptian ambassador to Berlin Badr Abdel Atti on Thursday. The fight will carry a total of 150 passengers, he added.