A prominent Egyptian cleric said he opposes U.S. military strikes against the Islamic State even though he shuns its ideology, comments that could complicate U.S. efforts to undercut the extremist group’s appeal.

Egypt’s chief prosecutor on Saturday reportedly called on Interpol to chase exiled Muslim Brotherhood members who are pending criminal investigations as they prepare to flee Qatar, Alarabiya reported.

The espionage case of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and 35 others has been adjourned to 20 September.

Egypt's interior ministry eliminated a group of "terrorists" affiliated with the Sinai-based Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis militant group after heavy crossfire in Suez, Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim announced on Sunday.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in remarks aired on Sunday he is "extremely encouraged" by pledges of military assistance against Islamic State militants by countries inside and outside the Middle East.

Religious Endowments Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has warned pilgrimes against flashing political signs to avoid being deported or brought to trial in Egypt.

Fifteen member of the April 6 Youth Movement announced Wednesday they have started a hunger strike at the front’s headquarters, according to front political office member Shrief Al-Roby.

Leading Muslim Brotherhood figure Mohamed Ali Bishr announced Thursday his willingness to cooperate with the June 30 fact-finding committee, expressing his readiness to provide the committee with more information on Monday.

The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Thursday the Muslim Brotherhood's lawyer Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Maksoud for insulting supreme constitutional court judges after he was released on bail pending a trial in another case two weeks ago.

In a press statement issued on Thursday, Hamas refuted earlier media reports over the readiness of the Islamist movement to get involved in direct negotiations with Israel.

Following the recent release of two leading Muslim Brotherhood figures from prison, Egyptian and pan-Arab newspapers have discussed the possibility of a reconciliation between Egypt's government and the now outlawed Islamic movement.

Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri said on Wednesday he expects the Arab international convention hosted by Saudi Arabia to support Egypt's efforts in fighting terrorism.

Beheira security services on Wednesday arrested 18 members of the Muslim Brotherhood for demonstrating without permission.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with Iraq’s new leaders Wednesday on their role in a long-awaited strategy against Islamic State jihadists to be unveiled by President Barack Obama.

A decapitated body was reportedly found on a roadside south of Sheikh Zuwayed City, North Sinai, eyewitnesses told Youm7 Wednesday.

The head of the Arab League urged its members on Sunday to confront Islamic State extremists "militarily and politically", issuing an apparent call to arms as President Barack Obama prepares to go to lawmakers and the American public with his own plan to stop the militants.

The last Christians have fled the northern Iraqi town of Bartella. Six babies were born during the difficult journey east to Erbil, a city under Kurdish control and still known to be safe for Christians. The church group was led to safety by Father Yacoub Saad Shamas who explained what it felt like to leave their homes.

The head of Egypt’s Al Azhar, Sunni Islam’s highest seat of learning, said on Monday that jihadists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) were “criminals” serving a “Zionist” plot to “destroy the Arab world.” “These criminals have been able to transmit to the world a tarnished and alarming image of Muslims,” Sheikh Ahmed Al Tayyeb said.

US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Arab foreign ministers in Saudi Arabia Wednesday as he bids for a broad coalition against the Islamic State, a senior Egyptian foreign ministry official said.

Ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi may face death sentence for leaking national security documents to Qatar, state media reported.

A Cairo court postponed on Monday the trial of Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and 17 other group members over charges of inciting violence to September 20.