Editor’s note: This story is part of a series entitled “Global Warming: Survival of the Richest” that examines the issues Egypt faces in seeking to meet its environmental commitments, with part one focussed on the revived use of coal, its short-term benefits and long-term health concerns.

Egypt's interior minister approved sending out two medical convoys to the Tora prison complex and to three police stations in Cairo and inmates and detainees are set to be medically examined.

Negotiations between Egypt and China over an electric train to run between the cities of Al-Salam and Belbeis have failed after Transport Minister Saad al-Geyoushi asked the Chinese to invest in the project instead of granting Egypt a loan for it.

A 25-year-old woman was killed and 14 others injured in a road accident north of Upper Egypt’s governorate of Aswan Monday morning, Youm7 reported.

Runoff elections in four constituencies resumed Monday for Egyptians abroad, and will continue until 16 December for locals as well, according to the Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC). This is the last electoral phase in parliamentary elections.

Talks between the water and foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, dubbed in the Egyptian media the six-way talks, ended without reaching an agreement on Saturday.

Egypt's civil aviation ministry said in a statement on Monday that results of a preliminary investigation into the downing of a Russian plane over Egypt's Central Sinai in October indicate that the crash was not the result of a terrorist act.

President Abdel Fatah al Sisi inaugurated Sunday the 19th round of the Cairo ICT (Information Communication Technology) exhibition, Youm7 reported.

The Central Bank of Egypt has repaid approximately 25% ($1bn) of the total credit facilitations granted by banks for importers in the past period, according to a banking official.

Egypt must immediately release a 14-year-old boy who says he was sexually abused in detention by police using a wooden stick and bring his alleged torturers to justice, Amnesty International said.

The Antiquities Ministry announced Sunday it received an ancient Egyptian wall relief that was repatriated in October by Egypt’s embassy in London.

Talks between the water and foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, dubbed in the Egyptian media the six-way talks, ended without reaching an agreement on Saturday.

Egypt prosecutors referred Thursday four police officers and five lower-ranking policemen to the criminal court on charges of torturing to death a man in police custody in Upper Egypt's Luxor.

Recent gas discoveries in Egyptian waters will strengthen the economic partnership between Egypt, Cyprus and Greece, said Petroleum Minister Tareq el-Molla, pointing out that the three countries have succeeded in turning these discoveries into a theme for cooperation, development and prosperity, instead of conflict.

The Ministry of Justice has signed five protocols since June aiming to secure and protect judges and courts from terrorist attacks, a judicial source told Youm7 Thursday.

Egypt's urban consumer inflation surged in November to reach 11.1 percent compared to 9.7 percent in October, said the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Thursday.

The European Union (EU) granted €30m worth of funding to support the “Expanding Access to Education and Protection of at Risk Children” programme.

Egyptian ministries have not made noticeable progress on proactive disclosure of information despite a recently launched anti-corruption state initiative , according to a report by an independent rights group.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has suggested that Egyptian expatriates make a financial contribution to help their country cope with eroding foreign reserves, according to one of his advisers.

On Wednesday 8 December British Ambassador John Casson visited Sharm el-Sheikh, to attend a memorial service for victims of the Metrojet plane crash on 31 October, and to take forward joint UK-Egyptian work to restore flights between the UK and Sharm el-Sheikh as soon as possible.

Prisoners at the notorious Al-Aqrab prison have started a hunger strike citing abuse and torture, in claims which prison authorities have denied Wednesday.