Three people have died from H5N1 bird flu in Egypt in the past week, bringing the death toll in the country this year to six, the Egyptian health ministry said on Monday.

Rival Islamist and revolutionary groups have vowed to protest this week against the verdict clearing former president Hosni Mubarak, while refusing to coordinate with each other.

Security forces closed Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo citing security reasons, hours after it was reopened on Monday, state-run MENA reported.

The Democratic Current for Civil Forces announced that it will form a new campaign demanding the retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak, his sons, former interior minister Habib Al-Adly, and six of his aides, in a Monday press conference.

Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained photos and plans on the development of the Abul Ela bridge and the corniche in the area stretching between Sabteyya and Rod al-Farag districts.

Following the corruption acquittal and dropping of murder charges against former President Hosni Mubarak, his security deputies and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, many political forces expressed extreme disappointment by taking to the streets Saturday evening.

A number of political parties and movements announced their plans for demonstrations Sunday Nov. 30 in objection to Saturday’s acquittal of former president Hosni Mubarak on graft charges, and the dropping of murder charges for the death of protesters during the January 25 Revolution.

Egypt's presidency issued its first official reaction to Saturday's court verdict in which former autocrat Hosni Mubarak was cleared of corruption and murder charges, saying the president has full confidence in the country's judicial system.

Transparency International has criticised an Egyptian court's decision to acquit toppled president Hosni Mubarak of corruption charges, describing the ruling as a "serious setback."

The Egyptian Company for Metro Management & Operation closed on Sunday the Abdel Nasser Metro Station, citing security reasons.

Alexandria Court for Urgent Matters dismissed a case demanding banning religious parties from running in the upcoming parliamentary elections, citing a lack of jurisdiction.

Five people were sentenced to life in the Nile Delta city of Damietta after being found guilty of kidnapping a prosecutor for ransom last May.

Guarding strategic facilities has been handed over to the armed forces as of Wednesday evening, an army source said Thursday.

French President François Hollande has called for Egypt to continue what he called its “democratic transition process” as he welcomed President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Paris.

Egypt's central bank said on Thursday it would keep its overnight deposit and lending rates unchanged at 9.25 percent and 10.25 percent respectively after a policy meeting, in line with most analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi agreed on Wednesday with his French counterpart François Hollande to activate French investments and projects in Egypt worth 796 million Euros, Sisi said.

Military central command units have raised combat readiness ahead of carrying out security missions to preserve public and private properties in greater Cairo.

Cairo Governor Galal Mostafa has decided to close the Al-Azhar tunnel from 10 pm on Thursday 27 November to the morning of Saturday 29 November in anticipation for the protests slated for the 28 November, Al-Masry Al-Youm reports.

Cabinet has approved a draft law amending some terms of the penal code no.58 for the year 1937, to be referred to the legislative committee.

Nearly 700 bridges out of the 1706 bridges in Egypt are on the verge of collapse, head of the General Authority For Roads, Bridges & Land Transport said Wednesday, adding that 75% of the roads need maintenance.

The death toll from a building which collapsed north of Cairo earlier on Tuesday rose to 15, reported state-run news agency MENA.