Egypt's spending on petroleum subsidies dropped by 28.7 percent in the 2015-16 financial year to compared to one year earlier, Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla said on Sunday, a greater decline than previously announced.

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on Monday that the number of foreign tourists visiting Egypt fell during the first half of 2016 to 2.3 million, compared to 4.8 million tourists during the same period of 2015.

Collective absence at two schools in Sohag governorate, Upper Egypt, Monday resulted from clashes between two families in the governorate; el-Shawafei and el-Alalsa, Youm7 reported.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi announced Monday that the Health Ministry no longer has waiting lists of Hepatitis C patients during his speech at the inauguration of a housing project that developed a slum into a planned area in Alexandria.

The governor of Egypt's Central Bank, Tarek Amer, arrived in Germany on Monday for a three-day visit to discuss the country's support for the deal between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund, state news agency MENA reported.

Minister of Higher Education Ashraf el-Sheehy met Monday with Deputy Chinese Minister of Education, where they discussed the establishment of a Chinese university in the new administrative capital.

A member of Parliament has submitted a notice accusing the government of delinquency in combating illegal immigration mafia.

Egypt welcomes strategic partnership between Cairo and Paris, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi told French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in a Sunday meeting.

France appreciates Egypt’s pivotal role as a main pillar for security and stability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, France’s defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi at a Cairo meeting on Sunday.

The death toll from the capsizing of a migrant boat on Wednesday off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast reached 169 people on Sunday, with Egypt's Prime Minister Sherif Ismail assigning the Petroleum Marine Services to retrieve the sunken vessel, according to a statement by Egypt's health ministry.

Russian transport minister Maxim Sokolov, who is expected to visit Egypt soon, will discuss with President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi the resumption of flights between the two countries, including a draft intergovernmental agreement on aviation security, the Russian transportation ministry's press service said on Sunday.

One civilian has been killed and six injured on Sunday after a roadside bomb exploded in North Sinai, Egypt's state news agency MENA reported.

Egypt has foiled a total of 110 illegal immigration attempts in 2016, Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar said on Saturday.

Media delegations from France and Belgium have arrived in Cairo on Saturday evening as part of promotion campaign to revive Egypt’s tourism sector, Youm7 reported.

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Saturday with South Sudanese first Vice President Taban Deng Gai and discussed latest developments in the security situation in Juba, Youm7 reported.

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived at Cairo International Airport on Saturday evening, airport sources said.

The Egyptian government has proposed a draft bill to amend a law on the illegal immigration-related crimes, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail told reporters on Saturday.

An Egyptian team is in Russia on Sunday to discuss a ban placed on Egyptian agricultural exports, Egyptian daily Al-Ahram has reported.

Russia said talks with Egypt on civil aviation security cooperation have seen significant progress with Cairo seeking the resumption of air traffic between the two countries.

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi called on Saturday for the prosecution of "wrongdoers" behind the capsizing of a migrant boat on Wednesday which killed at least 165 people, according to a statement.