Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris would be prepared to invest in Telecom Italia on condition that the operator’s largest shareholder, Telefonica, withdraws, reports Bloomberg, citing comments made by Sawiris in an interview. "I am still interested in Telecom Italia but only on two conditions: that Telefonica exits and that Telecom Italia does not sell Brazil," he said. Last year Sawiris made an unsuccessful offer to acquire a stake in the Italian operator for at least EUR 2 billion, but in the interview he declined to discuss how much he is willing to invest. However, he did add that “from a financial point of view, Telecom Italia still needs a massive EUR 3 to 4 billion capital increase."

The head of Cairo's criminal court has announced that Tuesday's trial of former president Mohamed Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood members will only be aired on state-run TV.

Sources close to Mohamed Selim al-Awa, former presidential hopeful, said he has decided to run for presidency after Interim President Adly Mansour declared on Sunday amending the roadmap and hold presidential elections first.

The central Cairo attorney general has ordered the detention of 119 Brotherhood members for 15 days pending investigation into charges of assaulting citizens in Muski during the third anniversary celebrations of the 25 January revolution.

A letter by Salah Sultan’s son published in the New York Times disclosed that he and his father- a Muslim Brotherhood leader- are U.S. citizens and demanded that President Barrack Obama pressure Egypt for the release of his father, who has been held in Tora Prison since last August.

The third anniversary of the 25 January Revolution has once again clearly demonstrated how wide is the gap between the Muslim Brotherhood-led Islamist camp and its opponents, three years after all political forces were once united against former president Hosni Mubarak.

Egypt's second biggest Islamist faction may have rallied behind a new army-backed constitution passed in a referendum last week, but its support for a presidential bid by military chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi appears less certain.

The Muslim Brotherhood’s National Alliance to Support Legitimacy called on Egyptians in a statement to demonstrate Sunday in the same major areas of Cairo and other governorates, according to the Brotherhood’s official website, Ikhwanonline.

The Sinai-based militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis claimed responsibility Sunday in a statement for the military helicopter that was shot to the ground in North Sinai on Saturday with a surface-to-air missile.

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate denied that Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church is discussing the personal status law with the Ministry of Justice, the spokesperson of the patriarchate Bishop Nicola said Sunday.

Almost seven months since its free fall from power, the Muslim Brotherhood appears to be seeking rapprochement with some of the people who opposed the rule of the group.

ABU DHABI: Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on militant rebel factions in Syria to stop fighting each other and set up a judicial committee to sort out their differences, according to an audio recording released on Islamist websites.

The moderate front for countering religious violence and excessiveness, which includes several Al-Jihad dissidents, has declared participation in events on 25 January with a new initiative to support nomination of Defense Ministry Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for presidency and return of Muslim Brotherhood back to politics after abandoning violence.

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Egypt's second biggest Islamist faction may have rallied behind a new army-backed constitution passed in a referendum last week, but its support for a presidential bid by military chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi appears less certain.

A prominent Egyptian academic who has been charged with espionage in a case whose co-defendants include ousted president Mohamed Morsi, said on Wednesday that the allegations against him were "baseless and politically-motivated."

Six Brotherhood members were arrested in Warraq, Giza, after prosecutors ordered their arrest on charges of organizing demonstrations in violation of the law which not only requires prior-authorization but bans all Brotherhood-related activities.

The Ministry of Justice is waiting for a response from Qatari authorities regarding the request to extradite leading Gamaa Islamiyya member Assem Abdel Maged to stand trial for charges in Egypt, Deputy Minister of Justice for International Cooperation Adel Fahmy told Youm7 Wednesday.

The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy urged citizens to revolt against the military-backed government in a statement published on their official Facebook page on Wednesday.

Former president Mohamed Morsi will attend his trial in a soundproof booth on Jan. 28, security sources told Youm7 Tuesday.

The moderate front for countering religious violence and excessiveness, which includes several Al-Jihad dissidents, has declared participation in events on 25 January with a new initiative to support nomination of Defense Ministry Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for presidency and return of Muslim Brotherhood back to politics after abandoning violence.

An UAE court Abu Dhabi ruled against 30 Egyptian and Emirati defendants, in person and in absentia, in the case of the Muslim Brotherhood cell, with prison terms ranging between three months and five years, while one person was acquitted from two charges, according to Emirati newspaper Emirates Today on Tuesday.