Egypt has condemned Israeli strikes in Syria, saying that the strikes violate international law and will only further complicate matters, The Daily Star reported May 5.

Egypt will raise the fees paid by ships passing through the Suez Canal on May 1, a Suez Canal Authority official said, Reuters reported April 30.

Egyptian authorities have reportedly uncovered an eight-person spy ring working with Israeli intelligence services, Egyptian officials said, The Jerusalem Post reported April 21, citing Ma'an.

Egyptian Minister of Justice Ahmed Mekki offered his resignation April 21, judicial sources said, Ahram Online reported.

Diplomats from 11 countries met in Istanbul on April 20 to discuss the Syrian crisis, Xinhua reported.

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi will announce a Cabinet reshuffle soon, a presidential palace official said April 20, AFP reported.

Clashes broke out in Cairo between members of the Muslim Brotherhood and members of the Black Bloc political opposition group April 19, Ahram Online reported.

Two rockets were fired on the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat on April 17, Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post reported.

Egypt will not ask the International Monetary Fund to increase its proposed $4.8 billion loan to Cairo, Egyptian Central Bank Gov. Hisham Ramez said April 14, Reuters reported.