Forty-one people were killed in the Egyptian province of Minya on Wednesday in violence ignited by the security forces' assault on protest camps set up by supporters of the deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, Health Ministry officials said.

At least 17 people were killed on Wednesday in the Egyptian province of Fayoum, a hospital official said, following fighting at police stations between supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsy and security forces.

Egypt’s armed forces have pledged to act with "utmost firmness" against whoever violates the curfew imposed by the interim government on Wednesday in 14 Egyptian governorates, including Cairo.

Egypt's interim vice president, Mohamed ElBaradei, resigned on Wednesday after the security forces violently broke up protest camps set up by supporters of the deposed president, Mohamed Mursi.

Ten people were killed in the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Wednesday, a senior Health Ministry official said, in clashes between supporters of deposed president Mohamed Mursi and the police.

Egyptian stocks continue their upturn for the second consecutive session on Tuesday as the main index hits a nearly six-month high, recording 5,645 points.

Twenty five governors and nine deputy governors took the oath of office on Tuesday before interim president Adly Mansour.

A missile was fired early Tuesday morning from Sinai into the southern Israeli city of Eilat, sounding warning sirens.

Egypt's government is committed to implementing the transitional roadmap, Interim President Adly Mansour said on Tuesday.

The Judges Club will propose an article for the new constitution stating that judges should retire at the age of 70, so that no future regime can pressure judges on this issue, Sameh al-Sorougy, member of the club's board, told Al-Masry Al-Youm.

Pro-Morsi protesters ended a 2-hour sit-in outside the Egyptian High Court on Ramsis Street on Monday afternoon.

Former diplomat Ibrahim Yousry called on Commander-in-Chief Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi to meet with ousted president Mohamed Morsi in an effort to overcome the current political impasse.

Army and police forces have continued their intensified military operations in the Sinai Peninsula against extremist elements since the overthrow of former president Hosni Mubarak.

Egyptian authorities partially open on Monday the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza strip, after being completely closed for the four days of Eid Al-Fitr holiday, Ahram Arabic news site reports.

Army and police forces attempted on Monday to disperse a sit-in held by workers of the Suez Steel Company, who demand the disbursement of delayed payments and the reinstatement of fired colleagues.

A source from the interior ministry told Ahram Online Sunday that no official statement has been issued by the ministry regarding the dispersal of the sit-ins held by supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi in Cairo and Giza.

Army Apache helicopters attacked number of suspected sites used by armed groups in North Sinai on Sunday, killing and injuring 25, a military source said.

Al-Azhar began calling on different political factions and individuals on Saturday, as part of its effort to achieve national reconciliation, following a decision reached on Wednesday, reported state-run MENA.

Spokesman for the Egyptian army Ahmed Ali said Sunday that the armed forces is not giving information on its crackdown on jihadists in Sinai in order to preserve the secrecy of the operation.

The United States State Department said on Friday that the US believes there is still time for diplomacy to bring a peaceful end the political standoff in Egypt.

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh stressed on Thursday that his government has never interfered in the domestic affairs of Egypt.