Israel on Wednesday began battling a swarm of locusts from Egypt on Wednesday to prevent crop damage in the south of the country.

Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Low-income households in Egypt are being hit by soaring food prices, placing a major strain on many poor families in the country, who are struggling to put basic staples on the table.

Calm prevailed on Thursday morning in the Delta city of Mahalla in Gharbiya governorate after a night of violent clashes between protesters and police forces. The clashes continued until dawn at police department offices and on main streets in the city.

Pharmacists and Health Ministry officials warned on Thursday that the drugs used to cure or treat hepatitis, diabetes and infertility, along with infant milk, are missing from pharmacies across Egypt, as the medicine shortage intensifies.

Major General Adel Afify, a member of the committee representing the Salafi Asala Party, criticized female protesters, saying they “know they are among thugs. They should protect themselves before requesting that the Interior Ministry does so. ”

The Cairo Administrative Court is set to decide Wednesday whether the parliamentary elections can go ahead as planned starting in April.

Cairo on Tuesday saw renewed clashes between anti-government protesters, including members of the Ultras Ahlawy (hardcore fans of Cairo football club Ahly), and police.

The National Salvation Front announced Tuesday plans to launch a satellite channel to promote a national boycott of the upcoming elections and promote alternatives to Egypt's political and social unrest.

The Strong Egypt Party is to participate in coming elections for the House of Representatives, Egypt's lower house of parliament, announced its chairman Abdel-Moneim Abul-Fotouh at a press conference Tuesday.

Ahmed Roshdi Salam, a Justice Ministry spokesperson, said he had received more than 100 petitions calling for military rule as of Monday. He also denied rumors that the notary office in Port Said was closed to prevent citizens from submitting more pro-military petitions.

Super Morsi" is a 30 second clip satirising the classic platform game Super Mario, but featuring the superimposed face of Egyptian President Morsi instead, according to al-Arabiya news.

A delegation from Egypt's southern Nubia region on Monday met with President Mohamed Morsi at the presidential palace in Cairo's Heliopolis district to demand an end to the political and cultural marginalisation that they suffered under Egypt's former regime.

Sinai tribesmen have allegedly threatened to refuse to allow ballot boxes to enter the governorate for the upcoming parliamentary elections of the distribution of the electoral districts is not reconsidered, said Shura Council MP Ali Feireig.

Iraq will start supplying Egypt with 4 million barrels of Basra crude oil per month, according to an agreement signed by the two countries on Monday.

A man was shot in the head on Monday in Port Said during ongoing clashes between police and protesters in the restive canal city.

Unknown assailants attacked dozens of protesters in Tanta on Monday evening. The protesters had just boarded a train at Samanoud Station en route to Mansoura to show support for protesters there. Mansoura residents have been demonstrating for the past week. Violence there escalated when a police vehicle ran over and killed one of the protesters on Friday.

What might you do if a churning black cloud rising over the horizon turned out to be tens of millions of locusts headed straight for you?

Sound of gunfire continued to ring around the security directorate area in central Port Said into the early hours of Sunday night as several media outlets reported that police and army soldiers have been exchanging fire at the end of a tense day in the Suez Canal city.

The Ghad al-Thawra Party has decided to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Ayman Nour, president of the liberal party, said in a news conference broadcast live on Al Jazeera channel that a majority of the party’s high council agreed to run in the elections, in a 48–11 vote.

Several Egyptian brokerage firms and investors' associations on Sunday sent a petition to Prime Minister Hisham Qandil to demand the reversal of a recent cabinet decision to impose a small tax on all stock market transactions.

US Secretary of State John Kerry's departure from Egypt was delayed by roughly two hours on Sunday evening after members of the Ultras Ahlawy – hardcore fans of Cairo football club Ahly – blocked the road leading to Cairo International Airport.