Egyptian authorities have dropped charges against Australian journalist Austin Mackell, who has been barred from leaving Egypt since February, Australia’s foreign minister announced Tuesday.

President of the Cairo Court of Appeals Yousry Abdel Karim has denied news saying his predecessor, Abdel Moez Ibrahim, had been referred to a criminal court.

The Port Said Criminal Court on Monday adjourned the Port Said football violence trial to 3 September. Defense lawyers had asked that the testimonies of some witnesses be repeated, and also requested to review the court’s inspection of the Port Said Stadium and to review the prosecution’s case.

The names of the presidential assistants and advisers who will aid Egypt's first freely-elected head of state in the post-Mubarak era were finally revealed on Monday. With four assistants and 17 consultants – and more to come – Yasser Ali, spokesman for President Mohamed Morsi, said that the presidential team represented "different colours of the political spectrum," although team members' precise mandates remain unclear.

The US is resuming negotiations with the Egyptian government regarding an economic aid package to help Egypt overcome the aftermath of the 25 January revolution.

Court officials on Monday denied rumors that Judge Abdel Moez Ibrahim , the former head of the Cairo Court of Appeals who is accused of allowing employees from civil society organizations to leave the country while still under investgation for receiving illegal funds, hasbeen ordered to appear before the criminal court.

The shack-dwellers of Ramlet Bulaq have been hit by a wave of night-raids and arbitrary, violent arrests, say residents and lawyers. Dozens have been arrested, beaten and intimidated, causing many more to flee into hiding.

Egypt on Monday launched search and rescue operations with the help of Libyan coastal authorities after dozens of people were feared drowned when their boat capsized, officials said.

President Mohamed Morsy will fly to China on Monday for a three-day visit, where he will meet directly with President Hu Jintao to sign agreements to stimulate trade and investment.

Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil has said that the country would not be harmed by accepting a contentious $4.8 billion loan that Egypt is set to receive from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

A presidential delegation met with a number of extremist Islamists on Saturday in the Sinai city of Sheikh Zuwayed, Egyptian security sources told the German news agency DPA Sunday.

A number of delegations from Egypt's Constituent Assembly – tasked with drafting a new national charter – will travel to six different countries to discuss a draft constitution with Egyptian expatriate communities abroad, Abdel-Fattah Khattab, rapporteur for the assembly's recommendations committee, announced on Sunday.

Laboratory tests show that all water sources in the village of Sansaft, Monufiya are polluted, said Health Minister Mohamed Mostafa Hamed at a press conference Sunday.

Egypt's Prime Minister, Hisham Kandil, has revealed that a draft of the country's new constitution will be ready for approval by nationwide referendum by the end of September, according to a report from the state-run MENA news agency.

Former MP Mohamed Abu Hamed, one of the organizers of the 24 August protests, said that protesters will continue their sit-in in front of the presidential palace “until the revolution achieves its goals.”

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Electricity said that a man who set fire to himself in front of the presidential palace on Saturday was a former employee who had been fired for forgery and bribery.

Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has accepted an invitation from German chancellor Angela Merkel to visit Europe's largest nation, the state-run news agency MENA reported on Saturday.

Presidential Spokesperson Yasser Ali said the security situation in Sinai is improving due to the security forces' continued crackdown on militants in a press statement Saturday.

The police have identified 120 individuals in North Sinai who are allegedly wanted for attacking police stations and killing policemen, said a security source in the area on Wednesday.

The Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights (EOHR) has released a statement condemning the confiscation by authorities of the Wednesday edition of weekly newspaper Al-Shaab, which is affiliated with Egypt's Islamist-leaning Labour Party.

President Mohamed Morsi will visit the United States on 23 September for the first time since taking power in June, the presidential spokesperson said on Wednesday.