The Egyptian president's office has denounced as "false news" and article published on the website of newspaper Al-Shorouk claiming that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with senior security officials on Wednesday evening.

The Egyptian government comfortably won a confidence vote in the House of Representatives Wednesday after lawmakers voted in favor of its policy statement proposed last month, Youm7 reported.

A Cairo Court ruled in favour of Commercial International Bank (CIB)on Wednesday, pushing through the sale of shares of CI Capital to Beltone Financial after months of delays.

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with US secretary of state John Kerry and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday to discuss cooperation in light of the “tension and tumultuous” events in the Middle East.

Egypt’s currency is plunging to new lows on the black market, with traders selling it from between 11 and 11.15 Egyptian pounds to the dollar amid speculation it will be officially devalued further.

The Egyptian prosecution has added more NGOs and individuals as defendants in the ongoing court case known as the “illegal foreign funding case,” judicial sources told Ahram Online.

The Education Ministry announced on Wednesday that it will be shutting down three international schools, and warning 28 others against violations. Six international schools have also been placed temporarily under the ministry's financial and administrative control due to violations. The ministry's control will be lifted after violations are satisfactorily addressed.

Young Egyptian inventors arrived home to Cairo after winning seven golden, two silver and one bronze medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva, Youm7 reported Wednesday.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry condemned UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon’s statements on the foreign funding case filed against a number of NGOs in Egypt.

A man was arrested while distributing publications “inciting violence against the state” and calling for protests over the Saudi acquisition of two Red Sea islands, a security source told Youm7 Tuesday.

A group of Egyptian public figures, including government opponents, met with French President Francois Hollande in Cairo on Monday, and reportedly raised questions about whether French economic and military support for the country comes at the expense of a focus on the human rights situation.

Eleven new petroleum excavations in the western desert and Suez will be revealed by the end of April, according to Petroleum Minister Tareq al-Molla, hoped to entice foriegn investors with the prospect of advanced facilities and benefits.

The US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Cairo next Wednesday to meet with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the US State Department spokesperson John Kirby said Monday.

A 12-year-old Israeli girl has discovered an ancient Egyptian amulet dating back more than 3,200 years to the days of the Pharaohs.

A riot erupted in a Cairo suburb on Tuesday after a policeman shot three people in an argument, killing one of them, security sources said, the latest incident to rouse public anger over alleged police brutality in Egypt.

French President Francois Hollande said in Cairo on Monday that Egypt faces three main challenges to its development – security, demography, and geography.

Germany has no restrictions on the provision of arms to Egypt, Germany's Vice Chancellor and minister for economic affairs and energy said on Sunday in a press conference following his meeting with the Egyptian president in Cairo.

Italy’s foreign minister confirmed on Monday reports of many migrant deaths in Egyptian waters, but said he was waiting for more details.

Saudi Arabia has been generous with Egypt, but the assistance and investment it provides to the cash-strapped Egyptian economy will not pressure Egypt's parliament into ratifying a controversial maritime border demarcation agreement, parliamentarians told Aswat Masriya.

Sudan called on Egypt to negotiate over the contested areas of Hala’ib and Shalateen, stating that it would otherwise resort to international arbitration to restore its rights to the areas, according to official Sudanese news agency SUNA.

French President Francois Hollande arrived in Cairo on Sunday for a two-day official visit and was received by his Egyptian counterpart President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi at Cairo International Airport. The Elysee said on Twitter that the French-built Rafale fighter planes, which were purchased by the Egyptian army, escorted Hollande's plane as it approached Cairo.