Egypt halted tourism activities with Iran on Tuesday citing security concerns, a Tourism Ministry spokeswoman said, further distancing itself from Tehran after former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi tried to improve ties.

An exhibition of ancient artifacts that narrowly survived the turmoil of the 2011 Egyptian uprising opened in Cairo on Monday under the title "Destruction and Restoration."

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is expected to meet with Muslim Brotherhood figures during a three-day visit to Cairo, to push for reconciliation with the transitional government.

Security forces on Tuesday arrested six activists outside Alexandria criminal court, where the retrial of alleged killers of Khaled Said was taking place. The activists were arrested for insulting the Interior Ministry after chanting against police officers.

The number of factories seeking government assistance in order to resume operations in Egypt has reached 790, Minister for Industry and Foreign Trade Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour announced on Tuesday.

Amr Moussa, who heads the 50-member committee amending Egypt's constitution, said the new constitution will be "radically different" from its 2012 predecessor.

Clashes erupted outside Alexandria Criminal Court on Tuesday as the retrial resumed of two policemen accused of killing Khaled Said. Protesters chanted against the interior minister and fought with the security forces.

Egyptian prosecutors on Sunday extended by 45 days the detention of two Canadians on hunger strike more than a month after their arrest during nationwide unrest, their lawyer said.

The constitutional committee spokesperson Mohamed Salmawy announced that the 50-member constitutional committee is scheduled to issue a preliminary draft of the constitution before Eid al-Adha vacation in October.

Former Egyptian vice president Mohamed ElBaradei criticised on Sunday what he described as a fascist media campaign that does not uphold the value of human life.

A policeman was killed and another two injured when armed men attacked them on their way to work on Monday morning. The three worked at Arish's third police Station.

Egypt has received $7 billion out of the $12 billion in aid pledged by Gulf countries, its central bank governor said on Sunday, adding that he expected further support from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said the country's roadmap has cemented justice, freedom and democracy as fundamentals for governance, saying whoever tries to hinder the roadmap through terrorism will be thwarted.

The army sent 10 trucks loads of food supplies to the town of Kerdasa in Giza, to be distributed among residents.

The Railway Authority announced that partial railway activity will resume Saturday following a complete 45 day suspension since 14 August.

Police forces have arrested eight people in the Giza village of Kerdasa on Friday and Saturday as part of the “pursuit of those accused” of raiding the Kerdasa police station and perpetrating violence against police forces.

Ahmed Ali, spokesman for Egypt’s armed forces, called on media outlets not to publish information related to the army without coordination with the military, in order not to disturb national security.

An Egyptian military representative who is a member of the committee amending the constitution has defended an article that permits military trials for civilians.

Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met on Wednesday with Darrell Issa, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the US House of Representatives, and the delegation accompanying him.

In a plenary session held on Monday, Amr Moussa, chairman of the 50-member committee mandated with writing the final draft of Egypt's new constitution, said "the first stage of writing Egypt's new national charter will be completed before the holiday of Eid Al-Adha (the Bairam feast) - or before 14 October."

Interim President Adly Mansour has reformed a law dealing with criminal procedures in Egypt, allowing criminal and cassation courts to extend periods of detention without there being a maximum limit.