Bishop Tawadros II, who will become the 118th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church on 18 November, said that the rise of Islamist movements is not a source of concern for him.

President Mohamed Morsi is expected to attend a summit of the Developing Eight (D-8) countries in Islamabad on 21-22 November.

Tarek El-Sehri, deputy head of the Shura Council (the upper, consultative house of Egypt's parliament) and a spokesman for the Salafist Nour Party, called on President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday to sack the recently-appointed Cabinet of Prime Minister Hisham Qandil, which he accused of incompetence.

Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Mahmoud Ghozlan on Tuesday denied media claims that the Muslim Sisters, the Brotherhood's female wing, were demanding leading positions within the prominent Islamist organisation.

The Salafist Nour Party Chairman and presidential advisor Emad Abdel-Ghafour starts negotiations with Sinai-based Islamist groups under the orders of President Mohamed Morsi as part of initiatives to tackle growing violence in the Egyptian peninsula that borders Israel.

Political students' movements have called for a protest at Cairo University on Tuesday evening against the new ‘Brotherhood’ university charter, the IMF loan, the proposed draft constitution and the Israeli attacks on Gaza.

Under Mubarak, Egypt enjoyed a relatively lenient life due to that government's open interpretation of Muslim law

Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris has offered to buy a stake in Telecom Italia

Ten political parties and movements are calling for a demonstration in solidarity with Gaza

Greek President Karolos Papoulias has apologised to President Mohamed Morsi for recent attacks on Egyptian migrants

The bishop who administers the Coptic Catholic Church praised the new Coptic Orthodox pope as the best of the three candidates

Coptic Church spokesman Bishop Paula met with Prime Minister Hesham Qandil to invite him to attend the ordination ceremony of the new pope, Tawadros II.

Egypt's new Coptic Orthodox pope, Tawadros II, elected earlier this week, has been interviewed by several private television channels, in which he spoke frankly about a number of critical issues facing Egypt's Coptic-Christian community.

Egypt’s Salafis are branching out into business, bringing their ultraconservative teaching of Islam into the world of modern finance.

Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya criticised the Judges' Club decision to boycott the judiciaries role in supervising the constitutional plebiscite if the Constituent Assembly continues to ignore their recommendations.

Egypt is keen to strengthen its "strategic relations" with the US, and work is currently underway to prepare for the first official visit by President Mohamed Morsi to Washington

The man behind the anti-Islam video blamed for sparking deadly protests in the Muslim world was jailed in the US for a year

Thirty members of Egypt's Constituent Assembly threatened to withdraw from the constitution-drafting body Thursday morning

Egyptian Salafists have occupied and held prayers on church land and threatened to burn Coptic shops

Will there ever be truly warm relations between Israel and Egypt, and if so, what part do believers have to play in that?

The security situation and not the dominance of Islamists is what prompting Egyptian - Christians and Muslims alike - to leave the country