Egyptian military helicopters conducted several air strikes in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday as armored vehicles surrounded suspected militant hideouts, army officials said.
Egyptian Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim survived an assassination attempt when a car bomb Thursday ripped through his convoy in a Cairo street, security officials said.
Al Jazeera Egypt and three other TV channels will be shut down following an order from an Egyptian court, reports the BBC.
More than 50 inmates have broken out of prison in in southern Tunisian city of Gabes after attacking the guards overnight.
Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi is to stand trial in a criminal court for alleged "incitement to murder", state television reported on Sunday, without giving a date for the trial.
Egypt's Health Ministry says at least three people have been killed and 60 more injured after thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters staged fresh mass rallies across Egypt.
Israel plans to soon begin deporting migrants from Eritrea and Sudan, who number more than 50,000, back to Africa via Uganda, officials said.
The Egyptian interim government has retreated from dissolving the Muslim Brotherhood amid simmering tensions in the North African country.
The trial of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie and his two deputies on charges of inciting the murder of protesters has been adjourned minutes after it opened Sunday because the defendants were absent.
Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi have called on Egyptians to protest against the army this Friday.