Ensuring economic stability is one of the most important steps for reaching a sustainable social and political settlement in Egypt. Without the prospect of a better life for all, Egyptians will continue to struggle to come together and agree on the best way forward for their country.

Judge Hisham Barakat took his oath of office as the country’s prosecutor-general on Wednesday, reported the state news agency MENA.

Supporters of Egypt's deposed President Mohamed Mursi uphold their sit-in outside the Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque for the 13th day in a row, demanding the return of "legal and constitutional legitimacy" and the abolishing of decisions that followed June 30, reported the State news agency.

Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi, who was appointed on Tuesday, has told Hayat television channel that he is yet to finalise his cabinet.

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), apparently pleased with the ouster of the former President Mohamed Morsy, have approved $8 billion in aid to Egypt on Tuesday.

Cairo International Airport authorities deported 276 Syrians arriving from Beirut and Damascus Monday night, citing they were missing security permits and proper entry visas.

Security services Tuesday found a bomb near Giza's Nahda Square, where a sit-in is being staged by supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsy.

Egypt’s top prosecutor Abdel Maguid Mahmoud officially tendered his resignation from his post as prosecutor-general on Tuesday, the state television reported.

The Egyptian armed forces released a statement on Tuesday hailing the new roadmap and the constitutional declaration issued by interim president Adly Mansour.

Leading liberal politician Mohamed ElBaradei has submitted a new set of proposals to interim president, Adly Mansour, in attempts to pull Egypt out of a deteriorating political crisis.

The Salafi Nour Party announced its complete withdrawal from politics and decision to abstain from participating in the implementation of a roadmap announced by Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s following clashes that broke out in eastern Cairo this morning.

Al-Azhar has called for an investigation into the killing of protesters in front of the Republican Guard headquarters.

Prosecutors have begun an investigation into the killing of at least 42 people during clashes between the Egyptian army and pro-Morsi protesters in Cairo on Monday morning

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that it is not in the best interests of the United States to immediately change its aid program to Egypt.

Mohamed ElBaradei, who has emerged as Egypt's interim prime minister, canceled an appearance on "Meet the Press" Sunday morning. But when speaking with host David Gregory by phone, he told the NBC host that Egypt is "falling apart."

Hundreds of thousands of supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi gathered in Cairo and Alexandria on Sunday, two days after similar gatherings led to nationwide clashes that claimed more than 30 lives.

The Egyptian Interior Ministry has advised Arab nationals, particularly Iraqis, Syrians and Palestinians living in Egypt, to avoid demonstrations and public gatherings for their own safety.

Egypt's ambassador to Washington said Sunday there had not been a military coup in his country but the army needed to step in to keep violence on the street from spiraling out of control.

The Tamarod campaign and the National Coalition to Support Legitimacy (NCSL) have organised protests for Sunday across the country, according to Tamarod’s website and state run Al-Ahram.

Operation Anti Sexual Harassment (OpAntiSh) received more than 80 reports of sexual assaults in Tahrir Sqaure, with two rape cases at the presidential palace, during anti-Morsi mass protests on Wednesday

The Ministry of Health reported on Thursday that 11 people had died and 516 were injured at rallies across Egypt on Wednesday.