An Egyptian human rights group has said the country does not need more laws restricting rights and freedoms, with a number of political forces echoing similar sentiments.

Fifty-four members of Egypt’s liberal Constitution Party office in Alexandria submitted their resignations in protest at the troubled party's internal policies, the state-owned daily Al-Ahram reported Wednesday.

The current strain in US-Egyptian relations is more critical than ever because it comes at a crucial time for the entire Middle East, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said on Wednesday.

Amr Moussa, chairman of the Committee of 50 amending the constitution, said the attitude of the US administration and the West towards Egypt has suffered after the 30 June revolution.

A group of Tamarod campaign leaders announced Tuesday their endorsement for Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for president through a statement published on their Facebook page, calling on Sisi to run the presidential race.

Cairo security forces arrested 19 members of the die-hard football fan group Ultras Ahlawy Monday night on charges of blocking the roads and attacking civilians and police, State News Agency MENA reported.

AFP - Egyptian authorities freed Monday a Briton who was arrested in the restive north Sinai town of El-Arish for possessing clothes similar to police uniforms, state media reported.

Security forces have closed off a number of major squares in Cairo to preempt protests by supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi, state news agency MENA reported.

Former Endowments Minister al-Ahmady Aboul Nour has praised the role the army is playing in Egypt, part of a speech he delivered Tuesday morning during Eid prayers.

Nobel peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei has sent his good wishes to Egyptians on the first day of the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha.

A U.S. citizen was found dead in an Egyptian prison on Sunday in an apparent suicide six weeks after he was arrested for breaking a curfew, security sources said.

The family of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi said on Sunday he would not enter any negotiations or accept any compromises following a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood by military-backed authorities.

An Egyptian prosecutor ordered on Saturday that fourteen suspects be detained for four days pending investigations into allegations that they committed “homosexual acts” inside a medical centre in the neighborhood of al-Marg in Cairo.

A military training aircraft crash in Luxor on Sunday morning left one person dead and three injured, including the pilot, according to medical sources.

Egypt has announced that its border crossing with the Gaza Strip will be closed for the week because of the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha, but gave no specific reason for the measure, state news agency MENA reported.

Egypt's general prosecution ordered investigations into the death of an American citizen who was found hanged in his police cell in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia on Sunday.

In a statement issued on Saturday Al-Dostour party demanded an immediate investigation in the death of Belal Gaber, who was shot during Anti-Coup Alliance protests on Friday.

Strikers returned to work at Egypt's largest state-owned Weaving and Textile Company on Sunday after workers received their delayed bonus payment.

A military aircraft crashed near Luxor on Sunday morning, reported the spokesman for the Armed Forces. One person died and three were injured according to state owned Al-Ahram, citing Luxor security director Mostafa Bakr.

Blanket producers filed complaints with anti-dumping authorities to stop Chinese imports of blankets, saying the blankets have flooded the market with poor quality products that do not meet manufacturing specifications.

Major Coptic leaders are condemning Mohamed Elibiary, an Obama administration Homeland Security adviser, for suggesting that Copts who Twitter of Mohamed Elibiaryraise awareness of anti-Christian violence in Egypt promote "Islamophobic" bigotry.