Egypt’s supply ministry has increased the price of the subsidised sugar sold through ration cards by 40 percent to reach EGP 7 per kilogramme, an official at the interior ministry said on Tuesday.

The presidentially endorsed committee which will be tasked with reviewing cases of young detainees was formed on Tuesday, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported Tuesday.

The Egyptian army announced on Tuesday it would distribute its "largest quantity of food supplies" to date at reduced prices nationwide, in a bid to help citizens survive current economic hardships.

Residents and commuters traveling the length of Egypt's Nile River have been treated in the last couple of days to the sight of murky brown water, as the country was hit earlier this week by severe floods, which muddied the river with sand.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) kept the Egyptian pound stable against the US dollar at EGP 8.78 at Tuesday’s weekly auction, state news agency MENA reported; however, the pound has significantly weakened in the black market.

Egyptian Minister of the International Cooperation Sahar Nasr met with the Slovenian ambassador to Egypt Ms Tatjana Miškova on Monday to prepare for Slovenian President’s expected visit to Egypt due to be in December, the Egyptian ministry announced in a statement on Tuesday.

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will meet with Germany’s National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen in Cairo on Tuesday, discussing the bilateral of the mutual concern, Youm7 reported on Monday evening.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will meet with head of the Arab Organization for Tourism Dr. Bandar Bin Fahd Al Fuhaid on Tuesday, Youm7 reported.

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has announced a 41 percent decline in the total number of foreign tourists during September 2016, compared with the previous year.

Egypt's military has foiled a car bomb attack on security forces in North Sinai, according to an Armed Forces statement on Tuesday.

Egypt has said it backs Saudi Arabia's nomination of a new secretary general of the Saudi-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) following the resignation of its chief after he made public remarks which were considered disparaging to President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi.

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail issued on Monday a decision to form a general authority for the under-construction Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) and comes under the authority of Ministry of Antiquities, Youm7 reported.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi expressed sincere congratulations to Lebanese people after electing Michel Aoun for presidency, in a statement by the presidency.

In a statement before parliament Monday, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said "Egypt is still passing through a harsh economic crisis; to get out of it the government needs the support of parliament and the MPs."

The secretary-general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Bin Amin Madani has resigned from his post for health reasons, a statement on the OIC’s official website read on Monday.

Egypt's supplies of essential foodstuff are sufficient to cover five to six months, Supply Minister Mohamed Ali El-Sheikh told a parliamentary committee on Monday.

Biometric airport equipment recommended by Russian inspectors to improve Egyptian airport security is due to arrive in Egypt this November, Egypt’s Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy said on Monday.

Egypt discussed with Singapore measures to boost bilateral trade, President Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi said on Monday in Cairo after a meeting with Singaporean President Tony Tan that coincided with the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Egypt’s satellite channel Mehwar issued an official statement on Monday in response to the cancellation of a TV interview with the former head of the country’s anti-corruption agency Hisham Geneina.

Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr met with World Food Program Director-General Menghestab Haile on Sunday to discuss the ways of widening food aid to larger amount of students over 14 governorates to stop the phenomena of dropping out the schools and the child labor.

Egypt’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2015/16 climbed to 4.3 percent from 4.2 percent in the previous year, Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail told Reuters on Monday.