Egypt’s Aviation Minister Sherif Fathi met on Tuesday with Russian Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov who is currently visiting Cairo to have talks on resuming air traffic between both countries.

Egyptian authorities have arrested nine migrant smugglers in the northern governorate of Beheria, close to the location of where a boat sunk last week that resulted in the drowning of over 200 people, state news agency MENA reported.

Egyptian and Lebanese authorities are discussing to activate a maritime navigation line running between Alexandria and Beirut, Youm7 quoted Alexandria Governor Reda Farahat.

The official website of the Defense Ministry posted a video showing air forces targeting eight SUV vehicles of smugglers in Siwa Oasis, Western Desert.

Russian transport minister Maksim Sokolov told Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Tuesday that discussions between the two countries to resume Russian flights to Egypt "have come a long way," an Egyptian presidential statement read.

Egypt's agriculture ministry said a Swiss inspection company will examine imported wheat shipments after the recent trade tension with Russia over the staple crop.

Egypt's central bank held the pound steady against the dollar at its regular foreign currency sale on Tuesday, while the currency weakened on the black market.

Thirty-three bodies were retrieved on Tuesday from the wreckage of the migrant boat that capsized in the Mediterranean off the coast of Egypt's Rossetta last week, with the death toll reaching 202 after Egypt's Petroleum Marine Services floated the boat earlier today.

The German airline Lufthansa is mulling several alternatives to overcome the crisis of its financial dues in Egypt, including a possible halt on the sale of tickets in Egyptian pounds or using credit cards.

An Egyptian ministerial delegation headed to Greece on Tuesday morning to discuss investment by the Endowments Ministry in the city of Kavala and the island of Thassos.

Crude futures fell further on Tuesday as optimism faded for an output-limiting deal during an oil producer meeting in Algeria that so far has failed to yield any agreement to curb one of the worst supply gluts in history.

A Russian delegation will visit Cairo in October to discuss the ways of resuming Egyptian exports of fruits and vegetables after Moscow had agreed to lift the ban n imports of Egyptian crops, Youm7 reported head of the Egyptian Agriculture Export Council Abdel-Hamid El-Demerdash on Tuesday.

Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr met with Singapore ambassador to Egypt Premjith Sadasivan on Monday to prepare for Singapore President Tony Tan’s visit that due to be held in late October upon an invitation from President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.

Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Tarek Amer met with President of Deutsche Bundesbank Jens Weidmann to resume discussions of bilateral cooperation between the two banks on Monday, Egyptian state-owned news agency MENA reported.

Transport Minister Galal al Saeed announced the allocation of 500 million EGP ($57m) to the Cairo-Alexandria agricultural road rehabilitation project, Youm7 reported on Tuesday.

Security forces arrested the owner of the boat that drowned off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast last week with over 600 illegal migrants on board, Youm7 reported on Tuesday.

Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy and Russia’s Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov will hold a press conference on Tuesday to announce the outcome of talks on resuming direct flights between the two countries, Youm7 reported.

Russia has agreed to lift a temporary ban on imports of Egyptian crops after Cairo committed to take all necessary measures to guarantee the safety of the products exported to Moscow, Sergei Dankvert, Head of Russian food safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor was quoted by Sputnik on Monday.

The government must raise the people’s awareness of the population crisis, as the Egyptian people do not accept “limiting,” as opposed to “regulating” birth, for religious reasons, Member of Parliament Ahmed Argawy told Youm7 Monday.

A huge ship that belongs to a petroleum company has arrived at the site of the capsized migration boat to help in recovering the rest of the dead bodies, Youm7 reported.