Egypt has moved to curb one of the last bastions of Muslim Brotherhood dissent with sweeping new rules to curtail violent protest at Al Azhar University, among the world's most venerable centres of Islamic learning.

An Egyptian criminal court sentenced on Thursday 34 "Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood" in absentia to 17 years in prison on charges of violating the protest law and disrupting the constitutional referendum.

The militant Islamic State group has released a video warning the United States that fighters await it in Iraq if President Barack Obama sends troops there, as he and his top general said may happen.

Cairo's misdemeanor court has sentenced 17 Al-Azhar students to four years in jail on charges of organising an illegal protest.

An Egyptian Salafist party has withdrawn from a grouping supporting deposed president Mohamed Morsi, the second such blow to the Islamist alliance in a month.

Sinai-based Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM) posted a video Tuesday of the bombing of an armored vehicle in North Sinai hours after the attack, although security forces arrested four suspects in the vicinity of the crime scene.

The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy (NASL) that supports deposed president Mohamed Morsy said on Wednesday that it has dropped the membership of the Salafi Al-Watan party upon its request.

Zagazig Criminal Court sentenced 17 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to prison terms ranging between 3 and 5 years over riots that occurred in Zagazig University and 10th of Ramadan City in Sharqiya. The court acquitted five students, including the son of toppled president Mohamed Morsy's brother.

Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and 14 other prominent group leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment Monday for murder and inciting violence during July 2013 clashes. The Giza Criminal Court sentenced Badie, Mohamed Al-Beltagy, Safwat Hegazy and Essam El-Erian on various charges that included links to a terrorist organisation and planning to spread chaos in the country.

Turkey would welcome exiled leaders of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood who are relocating from Qatar, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

The Muslim Brotherhood in London rejected British media reports claiming British authorities would ban the group’s activities in London over connection to “terrorist groups,” threatening that Britain could be sued if any curbs were imposed.

Zagazig Criminal Court sentenced 17 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to prison terms ranging between 3 and 5 years over riots that occurred in Zagazig University and 10th of Ramadan City in Sharqiya. The court acquitted five students, including the son of toppled president Mohamed Morsy's brother.

The Nasr City Misdemeanor Court sentenced nine Azhar University students to five years in prison and a fine of EGP 50,000 on Sunday, state-owned Al-Ahram reported.

Cairo Criminal Court resumed on Monday the trial of toppled president Mohamed Morsy, along with 123 others, over prison break charges, premeditated murder of a policeman and smuggling prisoners during the 2011 revolution.

The family of Muslim Brotherhood figure Salah Sultan has called on authorities to release their son, who was transferred to the intensive care unit of Tora Prison hospital for the second time within 48 hours due to his bad health condition for being on a hunger strike for the past 233 days.

Gamal Abdel Sattar, a Muslim Brotherhood preacher, said that former International Cooperation Minister Amr Derag was deported to Turkey five days ago, while Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who has the Qatari nationality, will remain in Doha.

Gamal Abdel Sattar, a Muslim Brotherhood preacher, said that former International Cooperation Minister Amr Derag was deported to Turkey five days ago, while Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who has the Qatari nationality, will remain in Doha.

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.