Egypt's President Abdel- Fattah El-Sisi has issued a presidential decree to transfer oversight of the Agricultural Development and Credit Bank from the Ministry of Agriculture to the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), renaming it the Egyptian Agricultural Bank.

The Ministry of Antiquities has announced that the Kom Al-Shoqafa catacombs in Alexandria are safe and have not been submerged in water, as published in some news reports and on social media.

Egypt’s court of urgent matters will resume consideration of a retrial calls for ban the political movement of “Tamarud” and to freeze its assets, Youm7 reported on Monday.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and his Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will hold a bilateral summit on Monday for discussing the bilateral relations and international issues of mutual concerns, particularly the migration and counter-terrorism, Youm7 reported.

Egypt's unemployment rate slightly increased to 12.6 percent in the third quarter of 2016 from 12.5 percent in the previous quarter, official statistics agency CAPMAS announced in a statement on Wednesday.

Egypt's revenue from Suez Canal commerce for the month of October registered $418.1 million, down 7 percent compared to the same month last year, according to the state’s information portal.

President Abdel Fatah al Sisi on Sunday has called for forming an international coalition to combat Islamic State (IS) terrorist group and offer all kinds of support for countries waging war against terrorism, Youm7 reported.

Egypt’s Attorney General Nabil Sadek referred on Sunday to military court 292 suspect terrorists who are accused of forming terrorist cells, the Aswat Masriya news website reported, citing a statement issued by the Attorney General.

Egypt’s First Lady Entisar Amer on Sunday launched a donation campaign for Long Live Egypt (Tahya Masr) Fund, Youm7 reported.

The Egyptian press syndicate's board called journalists to an ‎open meeting Wednesday at 2pm to discuss ‎consequences of the recent conviction and sentencing of the head of the syndicate and two board members, and steps that should be ‎taken in response.‎

Egypt's state security prosecution referred on Sunday 292 alleged members of the Islamic State militant group to a military court on charges of plotting to assassinate President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and launch terrorist attacks in the country, state news agency MENA said.

The Egyptian cabinet confirmed on Sunday that the prices of tickets for domestic flights to popular touristic destinations will not increase, state official news agency MENA reported.

Not less than 150 Egyptian Nubians continued their sit-in for the second consecutive day on the Abu Simbel-Aswan highway in Aswan governorate as security forces refused to allow them entry to Toshka to protest against the sale of land there to non-Nubians.

"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.