The total number of tourists who arrived in Egypt during August registered 503,000, 47 percent of whom came from Arab countries, CAPMAS said in an e-mailed press release.

Egyptian MPs denounced on Sunday security alerts issued by the US embassy in Cairo warning American citizens to avoid large gatherings and crowded spaces in Cairo on Sunday.

Egypt’s foreign ministry confirmed on Sunday media reports that Egypt's ambassador to Addis Ababa met with Ethiopia's minister of foreign affairs on Wednesday to answer questions related to the authenticity of a video reportedly showing unidentified Egyptians hailing the separatist Oromo Liberation Front during a recent public gathering of alleged Oromo supporters in Cairo.

A Giza criminal court ordered on Sunday the conditional release of two well-known 25 January activists under strict probationary provisions after 170 days of detention over charges of inciting April protests against the Egyptian-Saudi Red Sea island deal.

Egypt marked on Sunday 150 years since the election of its first parliament in a celebration attended by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi along with international parliamentary dignitaries.

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi issued a decree equating King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa with Egyptians in terms of property ownership in Sinai, the Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported on Sunday.

Egypt says it regrets the UN Security Council's failure to take action to save Syria's Aleppo after voting in favour of a French-drafted resolution Saturday that would have demanded an end to air strikes and military flights.

Higher Education Minister Ashraf al-Sheehy said on Friday that he has invited UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova to inaugurate the new office of the UN cultural organization in 6th October city.

A group of Egyptian social media users has launched a campaign to promote Egyptian-made products and encourage people to put their trust in them.

Egypt may soon receive the first tranche of a crucial $12 billion aid package, the head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde said Saturday.

The crisis over shortages of sugar in retail outlets escalated nationwide on Friday after prices exceeded LE9 per kilo on the free market.

Egypt's High Administrative Court adjourned on Saturday to 22 October its decision on a government appeal against a verdict overruling a controversial deal to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.

An Egyptian female MP for a Nile Delta constituency passed away in a car accident on Sunday, Ahram Arabic news website reported.

Egypt's Ministry of Interior dismissed on Saturday security alerts issued by a number of foreign embassies in Cairo about potential threats in the capital, saying that there are no reports or information that support such "claims."

Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticised Friday a US Embassy in Cairo security alert urging US citizens to avoid gatherings and public spaces in the capital over the weekend. The embassy did not identify any "security threats," a ministry statement read.

Egypt's naval forces commander Osama Rabie stated on Friday that the new Mistral-class aircraft carrier Anwar El-Sadat can be used in a range of missions, from confronting militancy in North Sinai to protecting oil fields at sea.

Egypt signed a $500 million loan deal with the World Bank to help create jobs and improve infrastructure in Upper Egypt, the Ministry of International Cooperation said.

Member of Parliament Magda Nasr called on for punishments to be imposed on families who withdraw their children from education and force them to work.

Undersecretary of discipline committee at the parliament Ahmed Mostafa said that a meeting will be held next week to decide on the case of MP Elhamy Agina who was slammed over his virginity tests remarks.

Egypt is about to meet a stipulation imposed by the International Monetary Fund in order to secure several billions of dollars to seal a mooted $12 billion loan, the finance minister said.

Egypt is about to meet a stipulation imposed by the International Monetary Fund in order to secure several billions of dollars to seal a mooted $12 billion loan, the finance minister said.