President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and German chancellor Angela Merkel are set to inaugurate the first phase of power plants implemented by Siemens in Beni Suef, Borollos, and the New Administrative Capital at the end of the current week.

US Representative for California and co-chair of the Congressional Egypt Caucus Dana Rohrabacher visited Egypt last week, heading a US delegation that met with President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. The parties discussed Egypt-US relations after the election of US President Donald Trump. In an exclusive interview with Al-Ahram daily, Rohrabacher revealed the details of the congressional delegation's second visit to Egypt and its meeting with El-Sisi.

Tarek Kabil, Minister of Trade and Industry, announced on Thursday that 226 industrial projects have received approvals during the month of January, with total investments worth EGP 8bn, compared to 180 projects with total investments of EGP 3bn during the same period in 2016. Moreover, the new projects are spread among different industrial sectors—71 are for the food manufacturing sector, 44 for chemical engineering, 33 for textiles, and the remaining projects are distributed among mining and pharmaceuticals.

Hundreds gathered on Wednesday at Aswan’s Abu Simbel Temple to watch the bi-yearly phenomenon of the sun illuminating a statue of King Ramsses II -- this month, to mark the pharaoh's birthday -- Ahram Arabic news website reported.

US dollar exchange rate declined against Egyptian pound on Wednesday after fluctuating between increases at some banks and decreases as well as stability at other banks, amid an ongoing decline that started at beginning of February.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II have reaffirmed the two state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as "an [Arab] national constant".

Central Bank of Egypt governor (CBE) Tarek Amer approved an agreement with investors to restructure their debts owed to banks in US dollars. A bank chairman who attended the meeting on Monday told al-Masry al-Youm on condition of anonymity that Amer agreed to cover short positions for about 570 companies with US$420 million.

A delivery of 50 MiG-29 fighter aircraft from Russia to Egypt is set to be delivered on schedule by 2020, the deputy director of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) announced on Monday, according to Russian Sputnik news agency.

Pharos Holding Investment Bank projected four factors to decide the future of the Egyptian pound exchange rate against the US dollar in the short term.

Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali announced on Sunday the launch of a medical examination program to test and treat Hepatitis C virus among recovered drug addicts.

Suez Canal Authority Chief Mohab Mamish said 67 ships passed through the Suez Canal on Sunday carrying a total load of 3.8 million tons. Thirty-three ships passed from the north side carrying 1.9 million tons, while 34 ships passed from the south side carrying the same weight.

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met on Sunday a delegation of the heads of major US-Jewish organisations that are currently visiting Egypt. The meeting aimed to foster relations between the US and Egypt, according to a presidential statement.

Nine newly-appointed Egyptian ministers and five governors, including Egypt’s first female governor, were sworn in on Thursday before President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo as part of a cabinet reshuffle. The reshuffle, which mainly involves ministries related to public services and the economy, was approved by parliament on Tuesday.

Interior Minister Magdy abdel Ghaffar met on Wednesday with Telecommunications Minister Yasser al-Qady to discuss the development of a system to issue electronic visas, which will positively affect incoming tourism, according to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s instructions to expedit its implementation.

Former head of Egypt’s press syndicate Diaa Rashwan announced on Wednesday that he has withdrawn from the race to run for syndicate head hours before the deadline for submitting candidacies was reached on Wednesday noon. The union will hold elections for syndicate head and six board members on 3 March. Rashwan said that “personal agendas” have thwarted his efforts to promote reaching a consensus that would benefit the press community.

A court rejected on Tuesday a case demanding that Noble Prize laureate Mohamed el-Baradei be stripped of the country's top decoration, Order of the Nile, saying it has no jurisdiction. Former president Hosni Mubarak awarded Baradei the order in 2006. The award is the highest degree of honor for Egyptians, and is awarded to people who have made a distinctive contribution to improve the lives of Egyptians. It has been awarded to Egyptians Nobel laureates such as Ahmed Zewail and Naguib Mahfouz.

Egypt's parliament has voted in favour of a long-touted cabinet reshuffle, approving the appointment of nine new cabinet ministers, mainly in ministries related to public services and the economy. The reshuffle includes new ministers for the portfolios of agriculture, parliamentary affairs, local development, planning and ‎administrative reform, education, higher ‎education, and transport.‎‎

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated, Tuesday, the Oil and Gas International Conference and Exhibition in Egypt (EGYPS 2017) which is being held in Cairo from February 14 to 17, under the slogan "Promising Opportunities for Oil and Gas in Egypt".

A poll conducted by the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera) has shown that 22 percent of Egyptians believe that Prime Minister Sherif Ismail’s performance is good, 25 percent marked it as moderate, while 18 percent said it was bad.

On Sunday, Parliament Speaker Ali Abdul Aal met with the vice president of the Omani State Council, Khattab bin Ghalib Al-Hinai. Meanwhile, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with Kuwait’s National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim. Both meetings were for bilateral talks, according to state-run media outlet Egy News

An anticipated cabinet reshuffle has been postponed to Tuesday due to a visit to Egypt by Lebanon's President Michel Aoun on Monday, parliamentary sources said. Sources affiliated with the pro-government parliamentary majority bloc "Support Egypt" told reporters that Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has informed parliament speaker Ali Abdel-Aal that the final list of the new cabinet ministers will be presented Monday so that parliament can take a vote on the new ministers Tuesday.