The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) re-issued a 2005 survey study on poverty rate in Egypt, stating that 27.8 percent of the population are poor and 5.3 percent are living in extreme poverty.

Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has ordered to form a Board of Trustees of a unit for combating money laundering and terrorism Financing, Youm7 reported on Sunday.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi met with Egyptian-U.S. space scientist on Saturday, reviewing photos of the latest geological survey for Egyptian underground water aquifers to rationally use them in irrigation system, said Egyptian Spokesperson Alaa Youssef in a statement.

The Egyptian-Palestinian border crossing of Rafah opens for the second day on a raw early Sunday in both directions to allow for the passage of urgent humanitarian cases, sick people and permit holders, Youm7 reported.

“Egypt’s stance towards Syria at the UN Security Council was clear. Egypt’s votes for the France-Spain-drafted resolution and the Russia-drafted resolutions, in last week, are not contradictory,” said President Abdel Fata al-Sisi during the second part of his interview with the national editors-in chief.

Iran condemned Sunday a recent Islamist militant attack on an army checkpoint in Egypt's North Sinai that killed a dozen Egyptian military personnel, the foreign ministry said.

Vodafone Egypt and Etisalat have requested fourth-generation mobile phone service licenses in Egypt, an official at the telecom regulator said on Saturday.

Following a procedural sitting on 4 October, Egypt’s parliament will begin its second session on Sunday where elections will take place for top parliamentary committee positions.

Egypt ranks sixth from bottom on a list of 141 countries in terms of travel safety and security, according a new report published by the World Economic Forum.

Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail described the country's relationship with Saudi Arabia as “good and solid” after recent reports of diplomatic tensions between the two countries, Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Friday.

A child betrothral held in Dakahlia has triggered backlash among rights groups as the governorate sees its third similar incident this year.

A young woman who is confined to bed due to obesity and paralyzed by a stroke has written a letter begging President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to intervene on her behalf and arrange treatment at a military hospital.

A 35-year-old man died while trying to illegally excavate for ancient artefacts in Alexandria on Thursday, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.

Altercation caused by members of the Supreme Council of Universities, which in being held in Fayoum University, on Cairo University President Gaber Nassar’s latest decision of removing the religious identity from the university’s official documents .

Egyptian Ministry of Supply has established a 20-hour hotline (19280) to receive the Egyptian’s complaints about the shortages of basic food in the local markets, Youm7 reported at official at the ministry on Thursday.

Egyptian border guards arrested on a total of 61 unregistered migrants, including two Sudanese, at Sallum ground border before entering into the Libyan territories, Youm7 reported on Thursday.

The Cairo International Airport received a total of 35 Egyptian nationals deported back from Saudi Arabia, U.S., Lebanon, and Greece on Wednesday due to illegal migration and residency, Youm7 reported officials at the airport on Thursday.

As many as 392 Egyptians have entered Egypt from Libya via the Sallum border crossing over the past 24 hours according to a statement by Marsa Matrouh Security chief Mokhtar el Senbary.

The third round of the Arab Women Economic Empowerment Network “Khadija” kicked off on Thursday at the Cairo-based Arab League headquarters, Youm7 reported.

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed on Wednesday over the phone with US Secretary of State John Kerry developments in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and efforts in combating terrorism, the Egyptian foreign ministry announced in a statement Thursday.

Head of the parliament’s foreign affairs committee Mohamed el Orabi called on the German Foreign Ministry to support Egyptian candidate Mushira Khattab to the post of UNESCO Director-General.