Head of Cairo University Gaber Nassar has banned 173 students from taking their final exams due to alleged links to violent clashes at the university, Al-Ahram's Arabic news website reported.

The European Union, Germany and Human Rights Watch expressed their concern and condemnation Tuesday for the handing down of 683 preliminary death sentences and ratification of 37 other death sentences on Monday.

North Cairo Criminal Court adjourned the trial of ousted President Mohamed Morsi and others to May 8 over charges in the Wadi al-Natrun prison break during the January 35 Revolution

Ismailia Court of Misdemeanors on Wednesday acquitted five Brotherhood members of alleged rioting and violence in Ismailia.

Muslim Brotherhood top leader Mohamed Badie and 19 others were sentenced to one year in prison on Wednesday for insulting the court in the Wadi al-Natroon prison break case.

Magdi Hegazy, the health ministry's undersecretary in Daqahliya, said that three policemen were injured in clashes that took place at Mansoura University between security forces and Brotherhood students.

Muslim Brotherhood top leader Mohamed Badie and 19 others were sentenced to one year in prison on Wednesday for insulting the court in the Wadi al-Natroon prison break case.

Sheikh Khalef Massoud used to draw about 250 people when he first started preaching in the poor Cairo neighborhood of Imbaba in 2007.

A Muslim Brotherhood supporter was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Damietta on Monday in a demonstration denouncing death sentences announced earlier, security sources said.

The United Nations and Washington have condemned death sentences handed to 683 alleged Islamists including Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie in an Egyptian court.

Shubra al-Kheima Criminal Court adjourned Tuesday the trial of former Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie to May 7 to hear the defense team in what is known as the “Qalyub highway” case.

A 22-year-old man was killed and six others wounded as supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and villagers at Khayyata, Damietta, engaged in violent clashes overnight.

An Egyptian judge sentenced to death the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader and 682 other people Monday in the latest in a series of high-stakes mass trials that have been unprecedented in scope, drawing sharp condemnation from international rights groups.

Ten people were injured Saturday in clashes between Muslims and Christians in the Upper Egyptian province of Assiut, a security source said.

The Salafi Front announced Monday that they would boycott the forthcoming presidential elections, describing it as “illegitimate,” reported Youm7.

Jamaa al-Islamiya leader Mohsen Bakry was arrested on Saturday at Cairo International Airport while trying to flee to Malaysia via Oman.

Beit el-Senary in Cairo held an open day Saturday under the slogan “Coptic heritage between reality and hope” to celebrate International Day for Monuments and Sites.

The Bandar Kafr al-Sheikh district court, headed by Judge Ali Barg, handed 17-year sentences to 12 Muslim Brotherhood leaders and sentenced another to 20 years in prison.

Public Prosecutor Hesham Barakat decided on Saturday to refer Vice-Chief of the Salafi Dawa Yasser Borhamy to the Cairo Appeal Prosecution for interrogations over contempt of religions.

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb congratulated the Palestinian people for the reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas. He also expressed support for any steps that contribute to restoring Palestine's legitimate rights, as well as the establishment of a Palestinian state.

An Egyptian court will on Monday pass final judgment on 529 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to death last month, in a case that has provoked outrage among Western governments and rights groups.