Egypt's tourism minister Yahia Rashed hailed the US Department of State’s recent decision to classify Egypt as a safe country for travel, describing it as a positive sign for Egypt’s tourism sector.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi delivered a speech before the opening session of the fourth Arab-African Summit, which kicked-off in Equatorial Guinea's capital Malabo on Wednesday, where he said that countries need to combine efforts to face several international crises.

Egypt has complied with all recommendations by Russian experts on strengthening security at its airports, Russian Deputy Transport Minister Valery Okulov said Wednesday.

Egypt’s press syndicate decided on Wednesday to form three committees “to follow up on” the consequences of the recent prison sentence against the syndicate head as well as outstanding issues facing journalists, mainly the “new media law and the impact of the recent economic decisions on journalistic institutions.”

Egyptian police arrested on Wednesday the suspected killer of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) CEO Nevine Loutfy, one day after she was found murdered inside her house in 6 October.

A civilian was killed and five others were injured after an explosion took place in New Ismailia city, Egyptian Ministry of Interior announced in a statement on Tuesday.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has said a recent jail sentence for journalists' union chief stemmed from a criminal conviction and was not related to freedom of speech or opinion.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi said that Egypt’s priority is to support the Syrian national army against the extremist groups, Youm7 reported on Wednesday

Egyptian authorities at the Cairo International Airport have banned Director of El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence Aida Seif Al-Dawla from traveling abroad while she was heading to Tunisia on Wednesday, Youm7 reported.

Egypt’s Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, will hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the final draft of the new labor law, Youm7 reported.

Hundreds of Nubians, who have been protesting for four days against the government's takeover of land they say is part of their inherited homeland, called off their sit-in early on Wednesday following mediation efforts by a group of MPs.

Egypt is currently hosting refugees within its borders with no outside help, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said during a speech delivered on Tuesday in Portugal.

Egypt’s former prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab called on Tuesday on French businessmen to invest in the country, especially in the tourism industry, and called on French citizens to visit the country.

A Cairo court has set 25 December to hear an appeal by the head of Egypt’s press syndicate and two board members against a ruling earlier this week sentencing the trio to two years in prison for harbouring fugitives inside the syndicate's headquarters.

Cairo’s governor has increased the tariffs of the city’s white taxis by 25 percent in the wake of hikes in fuel prices earlier this month, part of a package of government economic reforms.

The Cairo Criminal Court ordered on Tuesday former interior minister Habib El-Adly and 12 of his underlings to be placed under house arrest for the duration of their trial on charges of illicit gains, and postponed the trial to 13 December.

A Cairo court has set 25 December to hear an appeal by the head of Egypt’s press syndicate and two board members against a ruling earlier this week sentencing the trio to two years in prison for harbouring fugitives inside the syndicate's headquarters.

Russia's transport ministry said that Egyptian aviation authorities have made significant progress in complying with Russia’s aviation safety requirements, Russian news agency TASS reported on Monday.

Egypt’s former defence minister Hussein Tantawi and parliamentary speaker Ali Abdel-Aal held a meeting on Monday with top Aswan governorate officials to discuss possible solutions to an ongoing sit-in by Nubians protesting the allocation of land in their area to non-Nubians, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail met with a delegation of parliament members to discuss possible solutions to end an ongoing sit-in staged by Nubians at the Abu Simbel-Aswan highway to protest the government’s plan to sell land- they claim to be their ancestral territory- to investors, state news agency MENA reported.

Cairo governor Atef Abdel Hamid approved the new tariff for Cairo’s white taxi saying that it will come into force as of Tuesday, Youm7 reported.