Egypt’s economic growth rate in the second quarter of the 2012/13 fiscal year stood at 2.2 percent, representing a 15.3 percent decrease on the previous quarter, the Egyptian Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation declared in a Thursday statement.

Port Said Prison was a scene of chaos. Blood was splattered on the floor. Bullets were flying and fumes from Molotov cocktails filled the air.

Members of the Shura Council accused the Supreme Constitutional Court on Tuesday of undermining lawmakers following its rejection of several elections law articles governing parliamentary polls.

The prosecutor-general’s official spokesperson Mostafa Dowidar stated on Tuesday’s evening that Talaat Abdullah, the prosecutor-general, has ordered his office to prepare a memo for Interpol, in order to arrest Ahmed Shafiq, former presidential candidate and former prime minister under Hosni Mubarak.

Egypt's National Salvation Front (NSF) opposition coalition issued a statement on Tuesday afternoon listing its conditions for dialogue with the presidency.

Hundreds Ultras Al-Masry members and Port Fouad residents blocked the road leading to the eastern side of Port Said with tree trunks and flaming tires on Tuesday.

Hopes for holding Egypt's parliamentary elections this summer have become dim in recent days. On Monday, the High Constitutional Court (HCC) took the Islamist-led Shura Council (the upper house of Egypt's parliament) aback by deciding that as many as ten articles of two draft laws regulating parliamentary polls run counter to the newly-approved constitution.

New Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Governor Hisham Ramez outlined his vision for Egypt's economic future in his first televised interview on Sunday evening.

Armed Forces spokesperson Ahmed Mohamed Ali has denied rumors about the dismissal of Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and urged the media to be accurate when dealing with issues related to the Armed Forces, so as not to jeopardize national security.

The Supreme Constitutional Court sent the Shura Council its comments on the council’s amendments to the electoral law on Monday, putting the legislative authority in yet another predicament, as it would need to amend the law before President Mohamed Morsy’s expected call for the next parliamentary elections next week.

Egypt's High Constitutional Court (HCC) announced on Monday afternoon it had rejected five articles of the draft parliamentary elections law that is soon up for ratification. The law would regulate parliamentary elections expected in April 2013.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s proposed $4.8 billion loan will not be enough for Egypt to overcome its post-revolution economic dilemmas, David Malone, president of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), said in Cairo on Sunday.

Egypt has discovered a number of properties belonging to former Mubarak regime figures that the UK government failed to freeze under EU regulations, Ahram Online has found.

Cairo International Airport authorities have stepped up security at the airport’s entrances and gates in anticipation of possible Sunday protests against the appointment of President Mohamed Morsi’s son to an airport position, an anonymous airport official said.

The Culture Ministry and Egyptian Writers Union on Sunday condemned two acts of vandalism on two Egyptian statues, one of Arab literary icon Taha Hussein and another of prolific singer Om Kalthoum.

Egypt's armed forces, for decades at the centre of power, will avoid involvement in politics but could have a role if things became "complicated", the chief of staff said on Sunday.

Liberal and Islamist political leaders met privately on Saturday to try to ease tensions that have sparked protests in which some 60 Egyptians have died since late January, politicians said.

Hundreds of protesters laid siege to the Port Authority headquarters in the Egyptian city of Port Said, forcing workers to evacuate amid concern there will be a repeat of violence over the past month that left dozens dead.

An Egyptian security official said Saturday that the interior ministry has agreed to purchase 100,000 new 9mm pistols after low-ranking policemen went on strike demanding greater firepower to defend themselves against increased lawlessness.

Opposition sources have told Ahram Online that preparations are underway for a meeting that should take place this week — within two days according to two sources — to bring together the leadership of Strong Egypt Party, the National Salvation Front (NSF) and the Salafist El-Nour Party.

The Cairo Administrative Court ordered the government Saturday to allow the anti-Muslim Brotherhood channel Al-Faraeen to broadcast, while shutting down Al-Tet channel, which broadcasts only bellydancing.