An Egyptian prosecutor ordered on Saturday that fourteen suspects be detained for four days pending investigations into allegations that they committed “homosexual acts” inside a medical centre in the neighborhood of al-Marg in Cairo.

A military training aircraft crash in Luxor on Sunday morning left one person dead and three injured, including the pilot, according to medical sources.

Egypt has announced that its border crossing with the Gaza Strip will be closed for the week because of the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha, but gave no specific reason for the measure, state news agency MENA reported.

Egypt's general prosecution ordered investigations into the death of an American citizen who was found hanged in his police cell in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia on Sunday.

In a statement issued on Saturday Al-Dostour party demanded an immediate investigation in the death of Belal Gaber, who was shot during Anti-Coup Alliance protests on Friday.

Strikers returned to work at Egypt's largest state-owned Weaving and Textile Company on Sunday after workers received their delayed bonus payment.

A military aircraft crashed near Luxor on Sunday morning, reported the spokesman for the Armed Forces. One person died and three were injured according to state owned Al-Ahram, citing Luxor security director Mostafa Bakr.

Blanket producers filed complaints with anti-dumping authorities to stop Chinese imports of blankets, saying the blankets have flooded the market with poor quality products that do not meet manufacturing specifications.

Major Coptic leaders are condemning Mohamed Elibiary, an Obama administration Homeland Security adviser, for suggesting that Copts who Twitter of Mohamed Elibiaryraise awareness of anti-Christian violence in Egypt promote "Islamophobic" bigotry.

Two Canadians held in Egypt for more than six weeks without charge arrived in Toronto on Friday to cheers, hugs and celebration, ending a high-profile campaign by friends and family to return the doctor and filmmaker.

Egypt Thursday condemned a decision by the United States to suspend deliveries of major arms and cash assistance to the Egyptian government, despite assertions of continuing support for interim authorities.

Three improvised explosives devices went off in Sinai on Wednesday, one of them slightly injuring a top military commander.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said his country wishes every success to Egypt`s current government, adding that Americans need to feel comfortable with the Egyptian government they are supporting.

Egypt’s annual urban inflation rose to 10.1 percent in the 12 months to September 2013, up from 9.7 percent recorded in year-to-August, figures from the Central Agency for Statistics and Mobilisation (CAPMAS) showed Thursday.

Egypt discussed making the Middle East a region free of nuclear weapons and all weapons of mass destruction, the permanent representative of Egypt in the UN said.

The military should name the defence minister during the next two presidential terms, after which the matter should be reviewed, a member of Egypt's 50-member constitution committee has said.

An Egyptian court has set a date for the trial of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, who hails from the Muslim Brotherhood, and some of the group's leaders in relation to the Ittihadya violence that happened in December 2012.

Death penalty supporters protested in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday outside a conference calling for its abolition, days after Islamist rulers Hamas hanged a convicted murderer.

Egypt’s army chief, who orchestrated the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsy in July, should not run for the leadership in elections due to be held next year, the head of the biggest liberal party told Reuters.

A video showing two masked men attacking Egypt's main satellite dish in Maadi has circulated the internet after being uploaded by a group that identifies itself as "Kataeb al-Furqan" (The Criterion Brigades).

A militant Islamist movement has claimed responsibility for Monday's attack on a satellite communications centre in Maadi, posting a video online alleging to show part of the operation.