On Wednesday, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and  Premier Hesham Kandil, in Sinai, are waiting for the return of the seven soldiers, who were abducted a week ago by a group of Jihadists. More»

Drivers in Sheraton Buildings - Heliopolis, Cairo have suffered Wednesday from the traffic congestion driven by rain showers overnight. Workers went there to drain water rain, making drivers wait for hours leading to witnessing long lines of cars in Heliopolis streets . More»

Egyptian protesters celebrate the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi in Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, June 24, 2012. Mohammed Morsi was declared Egypt's first Islamist president on Sunday narrowly defeating Hosni Mubarak's last Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq in a race that raised political tensions in Egypt to a fever pitch.This photo was captured by the AP.

Hatem Bagato, Egypt's Higher Presidential Election Commission (HPEC) General Secretary, attends a news conference in Cairo June 24, 2012 to announce the runoff vote results. Egypt's ruling armed forces were on alert on Sunday as fears of violence mounted as the state election committee was to name the winner of last weekend's presidential election at 3:00 p.m. (13:00 GMT).This photo has been captured by Reuters.

Ahead of announcing the runoff results on Sunday, the Higher Presidential Election Commission (HPEC) listens to the national anthem. Counselor Farouk Sultan, HPEC chairman, then began to announce the results of the appeals each candidate had lodged. Sultan has announced MB candidate Mohamed Morsi's victory.This photo was captured by Reuters.

A group of protestors in Cairo has been rallying Monday around Ahmed Shafiq’s election campaign headquarters in Dokki to manifest their frustration and anger over the fact that Shafiq would go through the second round of the presidential elections.This photo was captured by Khaled Desouki/AFP 

Long Lines were formed Wednesday outside one of the polling stations in Cairo, Al-Shaimaa Secondary School in Maadi. The turnout was so high on Wednesday that authorities had to extend voting time by one hour till 21:00 local time (19:00 GMT). Voters resumed historic presidential elections today and Egyptians once again have packed polling stations to cast their ballots. More»

A voter is showing off his finger after casting his vote at an electoral poll in Cairo on the first day of the first post-revolution presidential elections since ex-president Hosni Mubarak was toppled in a popular revolution last year. The turnout was high on Wednesday.This photo was taken by Reuters - Amr Abdallah Dalsh.

On Friday, Security forces with armored vehicles pushed protesters away from Abbasiya square near Egypt’s Defense Ministry. Protestors were demonstrating against the military rule demanding the SCAF’s immediate handover. After dispersing the protestors, the army imposed an overnight curfew around the ministry building.Photo was taken by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

For the second time in 2012, Egypt is facing a fuel crisis as petrol supplies dry up, thus long queues of automobiles, trucks and buses snake from the country’s petrol stations causing traffic problems.