Egypt faces a showdown in the streets after President Mohamed Mursi failed, in an address to the nation, to satisfy the demands of opponents who want the Islamist to step down after a year in office.

Egypt's Islamist president told his opponents to use elections not protests to try to change the government and said the military should focus on its role as the nation's defenders in a nationally televised address on Wednesday, days before the opposition plans massive street rallies aimed at removing him from office.

The constitution fully supports the Tamarod movement’s signature campaign, according to the head lawyer of Tamarod’s justice committee.

Having received identical reports on wide and increasing support of planned 30 June demonstrations demanding early presidential elections, President Mohamed Morsi and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) are independently considering their options.

Egypt’s general prosecutor referred former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons, Gamal and Alaa, to criminal court on Thursday on charges of squandering public funds connected to presidential palaces.

The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) announced it will hold demonstrations starting tomorrow in a countermove to the mass anti-Morsi protests planned for 30 June.

Protesters have begun setting the stage for mass anti-regime demonstrations in Cairo's Tahrir Square on 30 June.

One year in to Mohamed Morsi's presidency just handful of people have been sentenced for killing protesters, despite his promise of "Al-Kassas": justice for those who have died since the start of Egypt's revolution.

Egypt’s health Ministry reported on Thursday that 243 people were injured in Mansoura and ten were injured in Sharqiya in clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Mursi which took place late on Wednesday.

Dozens of Egyptians attended a rally organised by the anti-government 'Rebel' campaign near Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's private residence in the Nile Delta city of Sharqiya on Wednesday evening to demand his ouster.

Two people were killed and dozens injured in street fighting on Wednesday north of Cairo between supporters and opponents of Egypt's Islamist president, hours before Mohamed Morsi was to address the nation.

Egyptian military today started deploying troops and tanks around the main establishments such as the central bank and the presidential palace in Cairo ahead of June 30 protests planned by the opposition to force the Islamist President Mohammed Mursi out.

An Egyptian state security prosecutor said on Wednesday he had ordered six Israelis and three Egyptians to be tried for spying.

An Egyptian teacher and his wife in Alexandria have convinced their two daughters to have babies outside of wedlock and sell them for money to women who are unable to reproduce, the National Council for Motherhood and Childhood said.

President Mohamed Mursi, in an address to the nation, said on Wednesday that the polarized state of Egypt's politics was threatening democracy and could plunge the nation into chaos.

More than 400 US soldiers are preparing for their deployment to Egypt in anticipation of violent protests, riots, and the possibility of having to protect the country’s border with Israel.

Clashes erupted between opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Morsi in Sharqiya on Monday leaving two injured, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported

Long lines of fuel-hungry motorists have once more paralysed traffic in Egypt as yet another wave of fuel shortages hits the country.

The Court of Cassation on Tuesday rejected the appeal filed by former prosecutor general Abdel Maguid Mahmoud to overturn the presidential decree that removed him from his position.

The Presidential Elections Commission announced Tuesday that a decision on former presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq's challenge to last year's election results would be issued Wednesday at 3pm.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will address the nation in an "important" televised speech on Wednesday evening.