Egypt's opposition figures have condemned the government's response following a tragic train accident that killed at least 19 people and injured 120 others overnight.

A Jeddah Court has sentenced Egyptian lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawy to five years in prison and 300 lashes on Tuesday for smuggling drugs into the kingdom.

Dozens protested at Ramses Train Station Tuesday afternoon after a train accident in the Badrashin district of Giza claimed the lives of 19 central security recruits and injured 117 others.

Egypt's High Constitutional Court (HCC) referred a pending lawsuit against the constitutionality of the Shura Council (the upper house of parliament, currently endowed with full legislative powers) to the State Commissioners' Board – the HCC's advisory board – on Tuesday.

The Egyptian pound dropped 0.3 per cent against the US dollar at the latest currency auction by the central bank on Tuesday.

Nineteen Central Security Forces conscripts were killed and 120 injured when a train carriage derailed minutes before midnight on Monday in the town of Badrashin in Giza, the transport ministry said on Tuesday morning.

Beni Suef Criminal Court has acquitted 14 suspects accused of killing protesters on 28 January 2011, known as the "Friday of anger."

The High Constitutional Court (HCC) is expected to decide on Tuesday on the constitutionality of Egypt's upper house of parliament, the Shura Council.

US Senator John McCain has arrived in Cairo for a three-day visit to meet with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and other Egyptian officials.

A delegation of high-level UK officials are in Cairo this week to discuss the return of assets obtained illegally by figures associated with the former Mubarak regime.

An Egyptian court has granted Hosni Mubarak's appeal of his life sentence, ordering a retrial of the ousted president.

Security forces have arrested four suspects accused of attacking protesters demonstrating against President Mohamed Morsy in front of the Ettehadiya presidential palace on Saturday.

Egypt hopes to resume talks with the International Monetary Fund on a crucial $4.8 billion loan soon as it struggles to prop up an ailing economy wrecked by protracted political unrest.

Prominent Saudi preacher Mohamed El-Areifi called during Friday prayers in Cairo's Amr Ibn El-Aas Mosque in Cairo for businessmen around the world to invest in Egypt, praising the country for its history and heritage.

The National Salvation Front is demanding impartial oversight for the next parliamentary elections, while claiming that the current government is unable to guarantee the integrity and impartiality of the vote.

The Egyptian pound continued to plunge after a dollar auction at the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Thursday revealed 0.47 per cent plunge from a similar auction on the previous day.

ts are an integral part of human rights and democracy, the statement continued. The National Council for Women (NCW) rejected the draft law on parliamentary elections discussed by the Shura Council on Wednesday.

Egypt's liberal Constitution Party has announced that it began internal party elections after last month's constitutional referendum. Some party members, however, have continued to demand the resignation of certain unelected party officials.

The Justice Ministry is working on a draft law to create a Socio-Economic Council, said Essam Farag, the vice president of the Court of Cassation.

Prosecutor-General Talaat Abdullah has ordered the formation of a special prosecution body to investigate crimes committed against revolutionaries by members of the former regime.

Human rights organizations began a signature campaign Sunday in solidarity with Tahani al-Gebali, former deputy of the Supreme Constitutional Court, who was ousted from the court along with seven other judges.