The judge presiding over the trial of deposed president Mohamed Morsi and 14 co-defendants adjourned the case to 8 January, 2014 to allow prosecution and defence to examine documents.

CAIRO: Ousted president Mohamed Morsi’s defense team leader Mohamed Selim al-Awa said on Monday that Cairo Appeals Court issued five permits to Morsi’s defense team in order to attend only the first session of the trial.

Ousted President Mohamed Morsi must appear in court and be granted access to a lawyer and all his defence rights, said Amnesty International in a Sunday statement.

Security forces in Minya managed to arrest a gang specialized in kidnapping the Coptic Christians.

Security forces in Minya have arrested 16 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on charges of attacking churches and police stations.

Education officials in Minya have decided to close Coptic schools for the expected violence by the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsy who is scheduled to go on trial on Monday.

Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour will meet with US secretary of state John Kerry, in Cairo on Sunday. Kerry's visit, which comes after decreases in U.S. military aid to Egypt earlier in October, is expected to tackle the future of ties between the two countries. The visit is the first by an American official since the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi amidst mass popular protests on 3 July.

Egypt's Interior Ministry said on Saturday it will take all action within the boundaries of the law to combat violence during protests against deposed president Mohamed Morsi's trial, scheduled to begin on 4 November.

The Bassem Youssef show team released a statement on Saturday denying the program's host channel CBC's claims that "El-Bernameg" (The Program) was suspended due to violations of the show's contract.

Catholic Church after he spoke about the urgent need for unity among Christians several times.

A demonstration of the Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters has besieged St. Mary Church in Habashi, Minya.

A prisoner called Ahmed Salem has sent his sons to threaten a number of Coptic Christians in Kousia in order to force them to pay royalties.

Egyptian security forces arrested senior Muslim Brotherhood figure Essam El-Erian in the early hours of Wednesday, state television reported.

Interior Minister denied today the existence of Muslim Brotherhood members among police officers. It added in a statement that all officer are being investigated on regular basis to make sure they never belong to such banned terrorist groups.

4 members of the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested today after participation with 150 other members who had demonstrated and attacked the subway causing damage to Hadayek Helwan Metro station as well as the injury of a train driver.

Mohamed Abul Ghar, leader of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party and member of the 50-person constitutional amendment committee, has claimed debates around military trials in Egypt's draft constitution have still not been resolved. "But all members unanimously agree that the armed forces and military should be well protected," he added.

US Secretary of State John Kerry and the State Department on Monday dropped hints that a trip to Egypt could be in the cards in coming weeks.

Hundreds of Ain ​​Shams University students held demonstrations on Sunday to demand the release of students detained after a string of protests on campuses across the country.

Three policemen were killed in Mansoura, Daqahliya governorate in the early hours of Monday when unknown assailants attacked a security checkpoint.

Security forces in Minya have arrested 22 suspects on charges of attacking police stations, Coptic churches and public properties.

Ministry of interiors annoucned on its official page on Facebook that 32 members of the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested on charges of attacking police stations in many Egyptian cities.