Egypt decided to extend the opening of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in both directions for another two days for the upcoming Eid Al-Adha holiday after opening them for three days starting on Saturday, MENA agency reported on Tuesday.

Giza prosecution ordered on Monday the detention of a lower-ranking policeman for four days pending further investigations on charges of attempted murder and use of excessive force after he shot a microbus driver using his work weapon during a street brawl in 6 October city.

The number of passengers travelling with Egyptian airlines – on both domestic and international flights – decreased by 40.4 percent to 10.1 million passengers in 2015 compared to 17 million passengers in 2014, the official statistics body CAPMAS announced on Monday.

Yemen's Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid Bin Daghr arrived in Cairo on Monday night to conduct talks with Egyptian officials, MENA news agency reported.

Egypt is going to provide its army with modern Russia-produced weaponry, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Monday.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said in a speech on Monday during a session at the G20 Summit in China that Egypt is hosting five million refugees and immigrants despite facing economic challenges, adding that the root causes of the refugee crisis must be addressed.

Egypt's Suez Canal Authority announced total revenues of $429 million in July from the canal, a decrease of almost two percent from the $437.7 million recorded in the same month last year, state news agency MENA reported on Monday.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi agreed with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that a Russian delegation will be sent to Egypt "in the coming days" to inspect airports in anticipation of resumption of commercial flights between the two countries, state news MENA reported.

Moody's Investors Service said on Monday that the Egyptian parliament's recent approval of the value-added tax (VAT) is a credit positive despite it being approved at 13 percent instead of the government's recommended 14 percent.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed bilateral ties with German Chancellor Angela Merkel when the two leaders met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in China, Egypt's state news agency MENA reported.

Egypt's net foreign reserves rose to $16.564 billion at the end of August, the central bank said on Sunday. Reserves stood at $15.536 billion at the end of July.

France says it supports reform measures taken by Egypt in a bid to revive the country's ailing economy, according to a statement by the Egyptian president's office.

The Illicit Gains Authority (IGA) began hearing testimony on Sunday from MP Mostafa Bakry regarding the report he filed against former Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy, who resigend at the end of August.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull invited Sunday President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to visit his country to be the first visit of Egyptian President to Australia, said Egypt’s Presidential Spokesperson Alaa Youssef in a statement Monday.

Opening of the Egyptian-Palestinian border crossing of Rafah resumed Monday for the third day in a raw in both directions to allow the passage of urgent humanitarian cases, sick people and permit holders, an Egyptian official at the border told Youm7.

Speaker of Egyptian House of Representatives Ali Abdel-Aal met with a delegation from the French Senate Sunday, Youm7 reported.

The House of Representatives members will vote Tuesday on the controversial Public Service draft law, after making new amendments to the law upon recommendations from the State’s Council, Parlmany reported Monday.

The board of Egypt's top cigarette maker, Eastern Company, approved a capital hike of 750 million Egyptian pounds (US$84 million) on Sunday through the distribution of one free share per existing original share.

Sources from the local pharmaceutical industry circles have reacted to accusations leveled against the Egyptian military for its alleged attempt to control the distribution of subsidized infant milk, saying that military was not culpable in a current shortage that has led to protests from parents.

Egypt's Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said Sunday that a new Supply Minister will be appointed within the next few days, succeeding former minister Khaled Hanafy, who handed in his resignation two weeks ago.

Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) purchased on Sunday 50,000 tonnes of Brazilian raw sugar, GASC vice chairman Ahmed Youssef told Reuters.