Renewed violence across Egypt has left 38 dead and over 200 hundreds injured, said Khaled al-Khatib, head of the Health Ministry's emergency services department.

Security forces have attempted to disperse ongoing clashes near Ramses, between local residents and Muslim Brotherhood supporters, by firing teargas in the surrounding area.

Interim President Adly Mansour announced the launch of two “national projects” in a televised speech broadcasted on Saturday night in celebration of the 40th anniversary of 6 October 1973.

The River Transportation Authority is preparing to adopt a group of measures aimed at facilitating movement of investment into the sector. The authority aims to raise the country’s river transport capacity such that 10% of local goods are moved via the Nile. The authority is also trying to expand river transportation capabilities elsewhere in Africa.

Thousands of military supporters take to Tahrir Square to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1973 War, with many calling on military leader Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to run for president

Protests commenced on Sunday in support of toppled Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in Cairo and elsewhere, with one fatality, as the country marks the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

Two Canadians detained in Cairo for almost two months were released after investigators found they had been working as journalists and had not participated in violence.

Mohamed Badran, head of the Egyptian Students Union, conveyed the students' dissatisfaction with military education as he greeted Major General Sayyed Abdel Hady, head of popular and military defense forces, for the 40th anniversary of the 6th October War victory.

Egypt is taking steps towards launching its first power-generating nuclear plant in Dabaa, located on the Mediterranean Coast, announced interim-President Adly Mansour in a televised statement.

On Thursday 10 October, the Cairo Opera House celebrates its Silver Jubilee. The day marks 25 years of activities in the institution that opened its doors some 17 years after the great Khedivial (Royal) Opera House tragically burned to the ground on 28 October 1971.

Chief of the Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO) Ashraf Zaki said saboteurs planted a bomb at the communication chamber of the al-Mariotteya gas chamber on the Tanash-Dahshour pipeline.

Egypt’s ranking in the Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum has fallen for the 4th consecutive year.

Several labour groups and parties denounced the violent dispersal of a sit-in by dismissed public sector workers on Thursday.

Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy headed to the Cairo International Airport to receive Bahraini King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa who arrived on Thursday afternoon, Reuters reported.

The Egyptian Cabinet decided to hold its weekly meeting at the Civil Aviation Ministry, located close to Cairo International Airport.

The interim government has threatened imposing a so-called “mandatory pricing list” on merchants to fight soaring commodity prices and merchants’ “greed,” giving them a grace period of only one week to lower their prices and to follow the new pricing guideline.

Egypt’s Alexandria Criminal Court has adjourned on Tuesday the retrial of the two policemen accused of torturing 28-year-old Khaled Said to death. The court will resume the trial on 2 December 2013.

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.