Sudan's Foreign Minister Ali Karti said the controversial issue of Halayeb region would not "lead to conflict or war" with Egypt, voicing big chances for mutual cooperation between the two countries.
Egypt is to establish three new provinces and demarcate others including Cairo, Giza and Suez, Local Development Minister Adel Labib revealed in a press conference on Wednesday.
Egypt announced Monday evening that Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed to extend ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for 24 hours, the official MENA news agency reported.
Canada on Monday voiced disappointment with the guilty verdict of Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy on terrorism-related charges, raising concerns that the judicial process that led to his verdict was inconsistent with Egypt's democratic aspirations.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held talks on Sunday with Egypt's newly-elected President Abdel- Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo in the first visit of a high-profile U.S. official to Egypt since Sisi took office earlier this month.
Egypt's former army chief Abdel- Fattah al-Sisi, who was sworn in as new president on Sunday, said there is no reconciliation with anyone who "committed crimes or inciting violence" against Egyptians.
Egypt's presidential election commission on Tuesday officially announced ex-military chief Abdel- Fattah al-Sisi to be the new president of the most populous Arab state, after achieving a landslide victory over leftist candidate Hamdeen Sabahy in the three-day polls held in late May.
The United States on Monday urged Egypt to stop mass trials and sentencing of its nationals, as a court handed down death sentence to another 683 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has called his Egyptian counterpart Sedki Sobhy and informed him that Secretary of State John Kerry will soon certify to Congress that Egypt is sustaining the strategic relationship with the United States and is meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, a statement of U.S. Defense Department said on Wednesday.
Egypt's military chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi announced in a televised statement on Wednesday night his bid for the upcoming presidential elections, which is expected by the public after he toppled the former president in July last year.
Egypt's bus explosion on Sunday in the governorate of South Sinai, which killed three tourists from the Republic of Korea as well as the Egyptian driver, is likely to harm the country's already-suffering tourism.
Egypt said on Monday that it will not terminate a deal with Jordan to export gas to the kingdom, Jordan's state-run Petra news agency reported.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Sunday called for a "transparent" constitutional referendum in Egypt to ensure all voters cast their vote "freely" on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Egypt on Monday summoned Iranian charge d'affaires in Cairo Mojtaba Amani over Tehran's recent statements expressing concerns about Egypt's "security crackdown" on Islamist protesters, an official at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry told Xinhua.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Sunday voiced concern about the political climate in Egypt as the Arab country braces for a constitutional referendum next month amid growing violence.
China respects the Egyptian people's rights to independently choose their political system and development path, and attaches great importance to furthering the bilateral strategic relationship of cooperation, said Li during the meeting.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for respect for peaceful protest in Egypt and commitment to dialogue and to peaceful, democratic transition.
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