Two Canadians held in Egypt since mid-August have ended their hunger strike after winning small concessions from their jailers, a relative of one of the men said Thursday.

John Greyson is a Toronto filmmaker and university professor, while Tarek Loubani is an emergency room doctor from London, Ontario.

EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton on Thursday called for an "inclusive" approach to solve political turmoil in Egypt triggered by the ouster of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi.

Ashton, who wrapped up a two-day visit to Cairo, held meetings with top officials including army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that focused on Egypt's political situation.

Egypt's Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou said on Tuesday that tourism links with Iran had been suspended for reasons of "national security", state television reported.

Flights bringing Iranian tourists to Egypt began under now ousted president Mohammed Morsi, amid a thaw in relations between Cairo and Tehran.

Three Jordanian men have been arrested for carrying posters supporting Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, a judicial official said on Tuesday.

"The three men were arrested last week. They were carrying posters with the slogan of Rabaa," he told Agence France Presse.

Israel has posthumously honored an Egyptian doctor for his role rescuing Jews during World War II, the first time a citizen of the Arab country has received the award.

Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial authority in Jerusalem, awarded Dr Mohammed Helmy the honor of "Righteous Among The Nations," which is given to non-Jews who stood up to the Nazi genocide during the war.

A Cairo appeals court on Monday upheld a one-year sentence handed to former Egyptian premier Hisham Qandil, in the latest blow to ousted president Mohammed Morsi's inner circle.

Qandil is accused of failing to execute a court ruling ordering the annulment of a public company's sale and the reinstatement of its employees.

Gunmen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, a hotbed of Islamist militant activity, killed three policemen and a soldier on Monday while shooting dead a civilian in another attack, officials said.

Masked attackers shot three policemen guarding a police station in the North Sinai town of El-Arish before fleeing, a security official said.

At least 14 Egyptians were killed when a truck and a minibus collided head-on near the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya on Saturday, medics said.

Bad driving and lax enforcement of traffic regulations are often blamed for the high frequency of road accidents in Egypt.

Egypt's army-backed government pleaded Saturday for support for its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, warning that the world must not justify "terrorism."

Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy made his appeal in a speech at the annual United Nations General Assembly as hundreds of flag-waving protesters staged a noisy rally against him outside the global body's headquarters.

Egypt recalled its ambassador from Tunisia on Saturday after the Tunisian president demanded the release of deposed leader Mohammed Morsi, state television reported.

The Egyptian foreign ministry recalled its ambassador for "consultations," state television reported.