A French man has appeared in a video posted by the Islamic State speaking about the story behind his conversion to Islam and his decision to join the militant group seeking an Islamic caliphate in the Arab region.

The fight against the Islamic State group “must be a shared international effort and should not be left to any one nation along,” said British Ambassador John Casson in a high-level meeting with Egyptian officials and a UK delegation of senior officials and counter-terrorism experts Thursday.

The Cairo Criminal Court began on Thursday the trial of 213 alleged members of the militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, accusing them of assassinating policemen and bombing security facilities.

Boko Haram gunmen killed 68 people, including many children, in a massacre in the northeast Nigeria village of Njaba, two witnesses and two vigilantes told AFP Thursday.

A bomb exploded early Thursday morning in Upper Egypt's Kom Ombo railway station, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported, amid frequent attacks across the country.

A number of Egyptian Islamist entities strongly condemned a court verdict designating Hamas as a terrorist group, describing the decision as a tough blow to “Palestinian resistance against Israel”.

Some 27, 608 Egyptians arrived in Egypt through the Sallum western border crossing since Egyptian airstrikes hit Islamic State group targets in Libya in mid-February, Youm7 reported Wednesday.

Prosecutors plan to seek the death sentence for a man accused of killing three Muslim students in North Carolina last month.

A civilian's body was found near North Sinai's Sheikh Zuweid city on Tuesday, while another was kidnapped, security and tribal sources told Aswat Masriya.

Ministry of Interior spokesperson Hany Abdel Latif said more terrorist attacks are expected after the bomb explosion outside the High Court in downtown Cairo on Monday.

A number of Egyptian Islamist entities strongly condemned a court verdict designating Hamas as a terrorist group, describing the decision as a tough blow to “Palestinian resistance against Israel”.

Eleven alleged terrorists were killed Tuesday, and 20 others were arrested after 3 civilians were found dead North Sinai, Youm7 reported.

Hamas accused Fatah, the Palestinian authority in Ramallah, of “inciting” against them in Egyptian media with “fabricated reports” Tuesday.

An individual injured earlier in an explosion outside the High Court Building in central Cairo died in hospital due to his wounds, state television reported, citing the Health Ministry spokesman.

Al-Azhar commented on Tuesday on the global campaign launched by the IS to encourage Muslim youth to join the militant group, saying the campaign was misguided, misleading and aims to undermine the security of Islamic nations, targeting youth who represent the backbone of any nation.

Hamas has said it is making contact with Egyptian authorities to address the consequences of an Egyptian court ruling that branded the Palestinian militant faction a terrorist group.

The Palestinian militant faction Hamas has warned that the recent Egyptian court ruling branding it a terrorist group endangers Egypt’s position as a mediator in Gaza-related political negotiations.

The appeal of 32 Al-Azhar University students was accepted Monday, commuting their four-year prison terms to one year in jail, which they have already served,Youm7 reported.

The Monastery of St. Macarius may be listed on a Coptic Heritage List days after photos circulated in mass media showing monks lying before a bulldozer to prevent a governmental road-building project.

Seven men in Egypt is populated by two families Sawiris and Mansour kept their spot as the world's richest men with a combined wealth of US$21.5 billion compared to $17 billion last year, Forbes magazine said Monday.

A one-year prison term handed to Islamist sheikh Abdullah Badr was upheld by an appeal court Monday for inciting violence that broke out around Ithadeya presidential palace in December 2012, Youm7 reported.