Two people were killed and dozens injured in street fighting on Wednesday north of Cairo between supporters and opponents of Egypt's Islamist president, hours before Mohamed Morsi was to address the nation.

Egyptian military today started deploying troops and tanks around the main establishments such as the central bank and the presidential palace in Cairo ahead of June 30 protests planned by the opposition to force the Islamist President Mohammed Mursi out.

An Egyptian state security prosecutor said on Wednesday he had ordered six Israelis and three Egyptians to be tried for spying.

An Egyptian teacher and his wife in Alexandria have convinced their two daughters to have babies outside of wedlock and sell them for money to women who are unable to reproduce, the National Council for Motherhood and Childhood said.

President Mohamed Mursi, in an address to the nation, said on Wednesday that the polarized state of Egypt's politics was threatening democracy and could plunge the nation into chaos.

More than 400 US soldiers are preparing for their deployment to Egypt in anticipation of violent protests, riots, and the possibility of having to protect the country’s border with Israel.

Clashes erupted between opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Morsi in Sharqiya on Monday leaving two injured, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported

Long lines of fuel-hungry motorists have once more paralysed traffic in Egypt as yet another wave of fuel shortages hits the country.

The Court of Cassation on Tuesday rejected the appeal filed by former prosecutor general Abdel Maguid Mahmoud to overturn the presidential decree that removed him from his position.

The Presidential Elections Commission announced Tuesday that a decision on former presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq's challenge to last year's election results would be issued Wednesday at 3pm.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will address the nation in an "important" televised speech on Wednesday evening.

Egypt's benchmark EGX30 index registered a miniscule 0.03-percent drop on Monday, while the broader-based EGX70 and EGX100 indices rose by 0.18 percent and 0.22 respectively, as buyers appeared to stage a tentative return to the market.

A Cairo court on Monday accepted an appeal lodged by the two sons of ousted president Hosni Mubarak – Alaa and Mubarak – against 15-days detention orders for the two men, both of whom face illicit gains charges.

Former presidential contender Ahmed Shafiq's appeal against the results of the 2012 presidential elections, which brought President Mohamed Morsi to office, have triggered legal debate in Egypt on the possible repercussions of his case, should he be successful.

A truck loaded with natural gas was attacked on Monday by unknown armed men in the city of Sheikh Zuwaid in northern Sinai.

Egypt's army issued a sharp warning to rival political factions on Sunday that it may step in to impose order, as clashes ahead of major opposition rallies next weekend saw at least two men shot dead.

The new governor of Egypt's Luxor province, controversially appointed last week despite belonging to a hardline Islamist group that killed 58 tourists there in 1997, announced his resignation on Sunday.

The opposition National Salvation Front (NSF) has criticised President Mohamed Morsi for failing to condemn speeches filled with "hate and violence" made at a pro-government Islamist rally on Friday

The escape from prison by Muslim Brotherhood leaders – including Mohamed Morsi – during the January 25 Revolution has been referred to state prosecutors by a court in Ismailia.

In a plenary session Sunday, the Islamist-led upper house of Egypt's parliament, the Shura Council, currently endowed with legislative powers, approved that the House of Representatives — Egypt’s lower house parliament and formerly named the People's Assembly — be increased by 42 seats, from 546 to 588.

Dostour Party founder Mohamed ElBaradei has called party leaders together for a Saturday meeting at the Centre for Leadership Development to finalize arrangements for upcoming 30 June protests, the party announced Friday.