Sherif Taha, the official spokesperson of Al Nour Salafist Party stated that removing article 219 from the 2012 constitution is considered a breach of the political road map agreed upon by different political groups last month.

EU members agreed to suspend export licenses for weapons or goods that could be used by Egypt for internal repression after a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels.

Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak is on the travel ban list as he awaits court rulings on charges against him, a judicial source at the general prosecution said on Wednesday.

12 human rights organisations, including the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and the Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR), called on authorities to adhere to standards of international law when dealing with Syrian refugees in a Tuesday statement.

Egyptian presidential adviser Mostafa Hegazy said "missing stories" in foreign media coverage of events in Egypt prevent the West from forming a complete picture of the situation on the ground in Egypt.

AFP - The White House on Tuesday condemned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s claim that Israel had a role in toppling ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi.

Presidential spokesperson Ahmed al-Muslimany has denounced remarks by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who said what happened in Egypt was clearly a military coup.

After a month of deliberations and revisions, a 10-member technical committee entrusted with amending Egypt's 2012 constitution has finished its task.

Nasr City Misdemeanor Court is convening on 9 September to consider a lawsuit filed by a law professor, accusing recently resigned vice president for international relations Mohamed ElBaradei of dishonesty.

The armed forces arrested 11 suspects early Tuesday morning for the killing of 25 central security conscripts Monday following a military campaign to “capture the perpetrators.”

Minister of Manpower and Immigration Kamal Abu Eita has said that he is submitting a draft law on minimum and maximum wages to the Cabinet on Wednesday.

Faced with international threats to withdraw financial aid in response to its crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s interim government is responding defiantly and pinning its hopes on continued assistance from the Gulf.

EU envoy Bernardino Leon said at a news conference on Monday that the meeting of the EU Political and Security Committee did not discuss sanctions against Egypt, but added that an arms embargo could be an option.

Amnesty International’s leadership called for a “full, impartial, and effective investigation into the shocking loss of life that has taken place in Egypt over the last week,” in a statement issued on Monday.

Egypt's Cabinet extended its condolences to the families of the victims, who were killed in a Sinai attack by unidentified assailants early Monday, and called upon all factions to steer away from violence.

A 10-member technical committee entrusted with amending Egypt's 2012 constitution has almost finished its task. The committee was formed under Article 28 of the constitutional declaration issued by Interim President Adly Mansour 8 July and is headed by Mansour's legal advisor, Ali Awad.

AFP - Thirty-six Islamist prisoners were killed in Egypt on Sunday during an attempted prison break, the official MENA news agency reported.

Business tycoon Naguib Sawiris has said that the Muslim Brotherhood “will not be able to terrorize the Egyptian people” as group loyalists continue to protest against the violent dispersal of their sit-ins demanding the reinstatement of ousted President Mohamed Morsy.

By Joseph Krauss (AFP) – US lawmakers on Sunday were split over whether to cut military aid to Egypt, a key regional ally, after its violent crackdown on supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

The Cabinet has assigned competent authorities to assess the legal status of the Al-Jazeera Mubasher satellite channel, accusing it of threatening stability and national security.