The United Nations has held a session in Geneva to discuss the human rights situation in various countries, including Egypt. Issues relating to the Egyptian judiciary and the holding of detainees in Egypt were given particular attention. A number of international lawyers, NGOs and political activists addressed these topics during the session. Egypt rejected accusations of human rights violations.

The past months in Egypt have seen fluctuating moments of protest, and despite the varying backgrounds of those who dissent, all seem to have a common enemy: the police.

The deputy speaker of Egypt's parliament told reporters on Saturday that a statement issued by the US secretary of state on human rights in Egypt represented another "American intervention in Egypt's internal affairs."

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria stated Friday that the controversial monastery of Wadi al-Raian and its monks are not acknowledged by the Coptic Orthodox Church, Youm7 reported.

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A number of Doctors’ Syndicate members organized protests Saturday demanding more security measures at hospitals, and accountability to policemen accused of attacking doctors, Youm7 reported.

MP Haitham al-Hariry has put in an official request for the Egyptian parliament to debate the issue of forced disappearance with a view to taking action.

The speaker of Egypt's parliament on Saturday criticised a recent resolution by the EU parliament that alleged human rights violations in Egypt, describing the motion as showing a lack of respect for the country's sovereignty.

This week Egypt's parliament will hold final debates on the new set of parliamentary bylaws that will regulate the conduct of its MPs over the next five years, including articles that specify MPs' salaries.

An Egyptian student in the US has agreed to leave the country after authorities arrested him for a Facebook comment allegedly threatening to kill US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, according to the NBC news network.

A parliamentary committee will begin investigations with MP Kamal Ahmed over throwing his shoes at recently-dismissed lawmaker Tawfik Okasah sunday, Youm7 reported.

European Union of Coptic Organization for Human Rights EUCOHR demanded the abolition of contempt of religion law after Egyptian court has sentenced four Coptic Christian children to five years in prison on charges of defamation of religions and insulting Islamic sanctities.

Dozens of Cairo taxi drivers have cut off the road outside the State Council Saturday in protest against what they called “unfair competition” with the application-based taxi service operators Uber and Careem, Youm7 reported.

US Secretary of State John Kerry has defended US aid to Egypt, saying the North African nation is of great strategic importance to the United States, especially in light of the various conflicts ongoing in the Middle East.

When Egypt's parliament holds a plenary session on Sunday, colourful MP Tawfik Okasha will have to face the music, having scandalised his colleagues by inviting the Israeli ambassador to dinner.

St. Mary Church in Luxor celebrates 107th anniversary for its inauguration on February 25th. During his visit to the church last month, Pope Tawadros congratulated the church on her 107 anniversary.

A Cairo criminal court has sentenced the novelist Ahmed Naji to two years in prison for violating public morals after a passage from his novel containing material of a sexual nature was published, according to the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression.

Doctors have gathered Saturday in protest against not holding police officers accountable over assaulting Matariya hospital doctors last month.

Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar has said that his ministry’s policy is to exclude personnel who are unaware of their job responsibilities, adding that it is “unfair that [actions by] an irresponsible minority causes the stigmatizing of the national police service.”

Former United Nations secretary-general and Egyptian diplomat Boutrous Boutrous Ghaly died in a Giza hospital on Tuesday at the age of 94.