The German Ministry of Transport issued a decision to lift the ban imposed since November 2015 on the transportation of check-in luggage with passengers on board German flights heading to Sharm el-Sheikh.

Italy appointed Giampaolo Cantini as its new ambassador to Egypt, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Tuesday, official Italian news agency ANSA reported, a month after recalling the former ambassador over the torture and death of Italian PhD student Giulio Regeni.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi met with Kuwaiti Justice Minister Yacoub Al Sanea to discuss counter-terrorism efforts that will be on the agenda of the Justice Arab Ministers meeting facilitated by the Arab League Wednesday, the Presidential office said in a statement.

At least 1,464 people have exceeded their pre-trial detention limit inside prisons in Egypt, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Right said in an official report on Tuesday.

The Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel-Atti has discussed the challenges that face the Nile River during the Coalition of Deltas meetings in Netherlands, the Ministry announced in a statement Wednesday.

An investigation has been opened into the disappearance of 160 kilos of bad meat from inside Giza’s Beaulac’s district headquarters amid exchanged accusations by officials from the Health Ministry, the veterinary department and the district, Youm7 reported Tuesday.

Egypt will open the Rafah border crossing with Gaza in both directions on Wednesday and Thursday, Palestine's embassy in Cairo said.

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail met Tuesday with the Canadian ambassador in Cairo and representatives of Bombardier Inc. to discuss the establishment of a monorail (a single rail skytrain) to link Giza and 6th of October City.

Egyptian security officials say police have arrested three members of a satirical street group that mocked President Abdel-Fatah el-Sisi and his supporters in video clips posted online.

Sixteen people, 12 Sudanese, three Egyptians and one Somali were arrested in an illegal immigration attempt in Beheira Tuesday, Youm7 reported.

Egypt’s public prosecutor referred 67 defendants to criminal court on Sunday in the case of late public prosecutor Hisham Barakat’s assassination.

A huge fire broke out in the early hours of Monday at a popular market of street vendors in downtown Cairo, Egypt state TV reported.

Egypt’s public prosecutor referred 67 defendants to criminal court on Sunday in the case of late public prosecutor Hisham Barakat’s assassination.

A total of 11 out of 14 Egyptian fishermen were released after being held by Tunisian coast guards for illegally fishing within territorial waters, state-run news agency MENA quoted a Monday statement by the Egyptian Embassy in Tunisia.

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is due to hold talks with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo during a two-day visit by the latter to the Egyptian capital, state news agency MENA said.

The head of Egypt's Journalists Syndicate Yehia Qallash said on Sunday that the syndicate would be ready to hold an urgent general assembly to withdraw confidence from the board if it meets "the legal form."

A military funeral was held in New Cairo’s police academy on Sunday afternoon for eight policemen gunned down by unknown assailants in the capital's southern district of Helwan.

A large delegation of French officials arrived in Cairo on Saturday evening for discussions on future military cooperation between Egypt and France.

The Egyptian government will provide treated Hepatitis C patients with medical certificates to prove their recovery from the infection when applying for jobs, Youm7 reported Sunday.

Egypt's Journalists Syndicate decided Saturday to postpone for a week a general assembly meeting planned for Tuesday to discuss possible strike action if their demands are not met.

Conflicts between the Agriculture Ministry and the Supply Ministry over the provision of Egyptian wheat have escalated, with Supply Ministry officials complaining that expected consignments of wheat have not arrived on time, despite new distribution procedures.