Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

Egypt has agreed to buy two Mistral warships which France built for Russia before scrapping the sale over the Ukraine crisis, the French presidency said in a statement on Sept.23.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sept.23 pardoned the jailed Canadian journalist with Al-Jazeera television, Mohamed Fahmy, and his colleague Baher Mohamed, along with 100 prisoners, the presidency and official media reported.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto expressed his nation's "outrage" to his Egyptian counterpart on Sept.15 after eight Mexican tourists were confirmed dead following a mistaken Egyptian military strike.

Egypt's government led by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has resigned, newswires reported on Saturday, citing a statement from the office of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi.

The resignation of the cabinet was accepted, the President's office said without giving a reason for the resignation.

Italian energy giant Eni on Aug. 30 announced the discovery of the "largest ever" offshore natural gas field in the Mediterranean, in Egypt's territorial waters.

Egypt's much delayed legislative elections, the first since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ousted his Islamist predecessor and cracked down on the opposition, will be contested between October and December.
 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to host the Jordanian King and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi in Moscow on Aug. 25 to discuss the Syrian crisis and take part in a showcase of Russia's military industry.

A car bomb wounded six Egyptian policemen on Aug. 20 as it exploded in front of a police building in Cairo, the interior ministry said, the latest in a wave of militant attacks that has rocked Egypt.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified on Aug. 16 an anti-terrorism law which stipulates exorbitant fines, and possible suspension from employment, for "false" reporting on militant attack.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi kicked off a lavish ceremony on August 6 to unveil a "new" Suez Canal, as Egypt sought to boost its economy and international standing by expanding the vital waterway.