Egypt’s smoke cigarettes division at the Federation of Egyptian Industries officially increased the prices of cigarettes Sunday, two days after applying the new value-added tax law, Youm7 reported Monday.

Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Governor Tarek Amer will chair an Egyptian mission, which will participates in the annual meeting s of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) during the period of October 5 and 9, Youm7 reported Monday.

Millions of Egyptian performed Monday dawn the prayer of Eid al Adha (Sacrifice Feast) in a total of hundreds of praying places nationwide.

Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA) said on Monday it has collected 350 kilograms of waste that had become stuck in Red Sea coral reefs.

Sales of meat for Eid al-Adha feast reached LE135 million at ministry outlets on Sunday, as the public bought a collective 2,200 tonnes of meat (from 11,000 animals) in preparation for the Muslim festival this week, announced Supply Minister Mohamed al-Sheikh.

Egyptian General Department of Public Funds Crime Investigation Police has ordered to form four committees to investigate into new corruption cases at wheat silos, Youm7 reported Monday.

A total of 700 prisoners, whom were recently pardoned per a presidential decree, walked out of jail to spend Eid al Adha festivals with their families nationwide Monday, Youm7 reported.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi performed Eid Al Adha (Sacrifice Feast) prayer at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque in New Cairo Monday morning, Youm7 reported.

An Egyptian administrative court ruled on Saturday that non-governmental organisations have the right to foreign funding to aid development work in the country.

Egypt will sign a 500 million euro agreement to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with the European Investment Bank (EIB) among a number of financing agreements in the second half of October, the Ministry of International Cooperation announced Sunday on its website.

Egypt's National Council for Women (NCW) is launching operation rooms to receive complaints of sexual harassment and offer legal aid to victims during Eid Al-Adha, as the annual holiday often witnesses a surge in reported harassment.

A total of nine people were killed in four separate road accidents within the last 24 hours, according to Youm7.

Egypt has ranked first among Arab and foreign countries producing dates, according to Trade and Industry Minister Tareq Qabil.

Member of Parliament Evleen Metta said that top priorities of tourism affairs sub-committee are to discuss plans to boost the industry that is one of the most important sources of hard currency.

Abdel Moneim el-Eleimy, Member of Parliament, demanded establishing an independent authority to investigate the reasons behind the high rate of traffic accidents.

The number of Egyptian pilgrims who have died in Saudi Arabia climbed to 21 Sunday, state news agency MENA reported.

Health Ministry Spokesperson Khaled Megahed has said that women must undergo a breast examination to determine who is entitled to receive subsidized infant milk.

Qalubiya security services have redoubled investigations into several donkey skeletons found by villagers of Aghour, in one of the canals of the Qalubiya governorate.

The World Bank has provided Egypt with the first $1 billion tranche of a $3 billion loan, as part of its support for the government's economic programme, the Ministry of International Cooperation said Friday.

The first Turkish plane to arrive to Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh in over 10 months landed in the early hours of Sunday, carrying 154 tourists of different nationalities, state news agency MENA reported.

Egypt welcomed Saturday a US-Russia sponsored truce in war-torn Syria, and called on all parties to adhere to the ceasefire, scheduled to take effect across all Syria Monday, a foreign affairs ministry statement read.