As Egypt's first permanent government since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak took shape on Wednesday, the first names to emerge suggest a continuity that could aid the economy after 17 months of turmoil.

Egyptian border guards shot three Eritreans who were attempting to cross into Israel on Thursday, according to state-run news agency MENA.

The Constituent Assembly is considering extending the president’s term to five years to match the terms of members of Parliament, assembly members said on Monday.

Newly-inaugurated Prime Minister Hisham Qandil has appointed Major General Ahmed Gamal Eddin as the head of the interior ministry.

Egypt scored three second-half goals to defeat Belarus 3-1 and reach the Olympic Games quarterfinals for the first time since 1984 on Wednesday.

Justice Minister Adel Abdel Hamid instructed judge Osama al-Saeedy on Wednesday to begin interrogating Alaa and Gamal Mubarak

There is a hybrid process of transitional justice currently taking shape in Egypt. The military, the judiciary and the politicians are all poised in a delicate balance of power.

The defense of former Housing Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman has appealed Tuesday the eight-year sentence he received for facilitating the acquisition of state land and wasting public funds in favor of SODIC, a construction company owned by Alaa Mubarak’s father-in-law Magdy Rasekh.

The committee created by President Mohamed Morsy to liaise between his office and representatives from the private sector held its first closed meeting on Monday.

An Egyptian citizen accused Saudi authorities of detaining and beating his sons in Jeddah and forcing them withdraw lawsuits filed against their work sponsor in Saudi Arabia.

LONDON — Egypt's Alaaeldin Abouelkassem beat world number one Andrea Cassara of Italy in the men's foil on Tuesday to become the first African fencer to reach the semi-finals at an Olympics.

Egypt's Minister of Industry and Commerce, Mahmoud Issa, is planning to visit the state-owned Mahalla Misr Spinning and Weaving Company factory as an ongoing strike wave starts to spread to a number of neighbouring governorates.

The State Council’s Administrative Court on Monday set a 24 September date to rule on a request submitted by Muslim Brotherhood lawyers to change the judges in the Constituent Assembly case.

Egypt's second Constituent Assembly is racing to finish the first integral draft of the constitution before the Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan ends three weeks from now, partially due to fears of its potential dissolution by another court order. Below is a quick breakdown of the major controversies that the constitution-drafting body still faces:

President Mohamed Morsy’s Clean Homeland campaign is set to become an official institution that would work in partnership with the state and civil society "to oversee the beautification of the Egyptian street," said presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali on Monday.

Egypt's newly appointed Prime Minister Hisham Qandil stated on Monday that he has chosen 70 per cent of Cabinet seats, and is presenting this list to President Mohamed Morsi on Monday.

The Constituent Assembly agreed that the president should be given increased powers in the new constitution, including the power to appoint the ministers of defense and foreign affairs.

Cairo Criminal Court has scheduled for 1 October the prosecution closing arguments in the trial of over 250 protesters arrested during the Cabinet clashes last December

The government is keeping Egypt's ongoing fuel crisis under control by distributing extra fuel and gas to meet demand, according to the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade

Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim stated on Saturday that he has not as yet been informed whether he will be keeping his post in the new cabinet.

Activist Anas al-Assal, a paramedic at the field hospitals in Tahrir Square, says an anesthetic drug was injected in his right arm when he was kidnapped Friday.