"Abdel-Aal was very gentle and he only sought to learn the truth in a very friendly atmosphere," said Sadat.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi arrived Sunday in the Portuguese capital Lisbon for his first official visit to the country following the inauguration of Marcelo De Souza as president in March.

A Cairo criminal court has ordered on Sunday the release of journalist and researcher Ismail Alexandrani, detained over charges of joining the now banned Muslim Brotherhood group and spreading false news.

The Egyptian pound weakened significantly on Sunday as banks scrambled to meet a surge in demand for dollars and the central bank held benchmark interest rates steady.

A delegation from the Egyptian House of Representatives will pay a visit to India Sunday to participate in an international conference on small and medium sized enterprises for three days, Youm7 reported.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi headed to Portugal on Monday in a two-day to discuss the bilateral relations with his counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa who took assume of power since March 2016, Youom7 reported.

The second group of the Egyptian detained youth who will be released per a presidential pardon will be announced soon, Youm7 reported an anonymous security official on Sunday.

The Egyptian authorities on Saturday closed the Rafah crossing between Egypt’s North Sinai and the Palestinian Gaza Strip five days after re-opening it, Youm7 reported.

The Egyptian parliament is preparing to include a draft resolution on condemning the Armenian genocide committed by Turkey in 1915 in its agenda, Armen Mazlumyan, head of the Armenian National Committee in Egypt said on Friday.

Dozens of journalists organized a vigil Saturday evening to protest a court ruling to sentence head of Journalists union Yehia Qallash and two other board members to two years in prison.

Relatives and advocates of slain protester Shaimaa El-Sabbagh have called for solidarity as the retrial of the police officer accused of killing her gets underway, and expressed concerns about his conduct in court.

International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr received French Ambassador in Cairo Andre Baran on Saturday to discuss future projects and fields of joint cooperation between the two countries, Youm7 reported.

A child was killed and another was seriously injured on Saturday after a football rigged with an explosive device detonated in an apartment in Cairo’s Manshiyat Nasser, Egypt’s interior ministry said in a statement.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi praised US President-elect Donald Trump and said he expected greater engagement in the Middle East from his administration, in an interview with Portuguese media.

Egypt's ambassador to the UK said that it is "mind-boggling" that the UK has not lifted its flight ban to Sharm El-Sheikh even after all British ministries had recommended that flights to the Egyptian resort resume.

The head of Egypt’s Journalists Syndicate Yehia Kalash said Saturday that “imprisonment is a simple price we can pay” hours after a Cairo misdemeanour court sentenced him and two other syndicate board members — Gamal Abdel-Reheem and Khaled El-Balshy — to two years in prison for harbouring fugitives inside the syndicate's headquarters.

The Egyptian Stock Exchange has gained 24.6 billion EGP by the end of last week’s transaction session.

Two people were killed, and nine others were injured after a vehicle turned over on the International Coastal Road leading to the Mediterranean City of Alexandria, Youm7 reported.

A newly ratified anti-FGM law will punish fathers who take their daughters to the doctor to undergo the illegal practice will sentenced to 15 years in prison, stated Minister of Health Ahmed Emad el-Din.

Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry said that the “U.S. administration led by the outgoing President Barack Obama has not pressured on Egypt to bring back the Brotherhood to the political scene,” he said in TV interview.

Dozens of young prisoners pardoned by Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi were released early on Friday, Egypt's state TV reported.