Sixteen supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi were sentenced to five years in prison on Sunday for illegally protesting last December.

The UAE summoned the Qatari ambassador on Sunday to protest against remarks made by a Muslim Brotherhood-linked cleric who slammed the Emirates for jailing Islamists, the foreign ministry said.

Three Palestinian residents of Arish belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested on Sunday on charges of organizing marches and inciting acts of violence against troops and facilities in North Sinai governorate, said a security source.

National Alliance to Support Legitimacy, led by the Muslim Brotherhood, has called for a new week of protests against the interim authority.

Hamas on Thursday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to play his due role in confronting what it called "Egyptian media provocation" against the movement.

Egyptian security forces arrested 11 Muslim Brotherhood members accused of running Facebook pages inciting violence against the police, the Interior Ministry said Thursday, moving the crackdown on the group into social media.

Italy would have no objections to an investment in Telecom Italia by Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris if he were prepared to put cash into the business, a government official said on Wednesday.

Funds owned by 46 Muslim Brotherhood leaders were seized on Tuesday by a panel tasked with appraising the group’s finances.

The National Coalition to Support Legitimacy is preparing to start a campaign to support General Sami Anan to run for president during the coming presidential elections, sources from within the Muslim Brotherhood told Youm7.

The Muslim Brotherhood condemned on Wednesday the murder of Major General Mohamed al-Saeed, head of the Interior Ministry’s technical office, and described it as a "disappointing assassination." It also condemned the shooting at the Virgin Mary Church in the 6 October City.

Egypt's South Giza prosecution referred top Muslim Brotherhood members, including Supreme Guide Mohamed Badei and his deputy Khairat El-Shater, to a criminal court for murder charges on Wednesday.

Unidentified men in a car drove by October Church in October 6 City and opened fire at the church, which resulted in the death of one person and wounded another.

Cairo Criminal Court decided on Tuesday to postpone the first trial session of former President Mohamed Morsi to Feb. 22, concerning the Wadi al-Natroun prison break case during the January 25 Revolution.

The Strong Egypt Party has rejected the nomination of Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, defense minister, considering it an infringement against the civil country and that it places military in face of any other candidate.

Osama, son of deposed President Mohamed Morsy, told the Al Jazeera channel on Tuesday that his father’s trial is a "laughing stock" because it was broadcast live with him placed in a soundproof glass cage.

Father Jerome told Youm7 that Pope Tawadros II and Bishop Domadius are keeping track of the situation of the Archbishopric that was attacked and killed in October City on Tuesday.

Jan 28 (Aswat Masriya) Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed with security forces in Cairo’s Downtown early on Tuesday, shortly before ousted President Mohamed Mursi’s trial.

The jailbreak trial of Mohamed Morsi has been postponed to 22 February as Egypt's ousted president made his second appearance in court since the army overthrew him on 3 July amid mass protests against his rule.

Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris would be prepared to invest in Telecom Italia on condition that the operator’s largest shareholder, Telefonica, withdraws, reports Bloomberg, citing comments made by Sawiris in an interview. "I am still interested in Telecom Italia but only on two conditions: that Telefonica exits and that Telecom Italia does not sell Brazil," he said. Last year Sawiris made an unsuccessful offer to acquire a stake in the Italian operator for at least EUR 2 billion, but in the interview he declined to discuss how much he is willing to invest. However, he did add that “from a financial point of view, Telecom Italia still needs a massive EUR 3 to 4 billion capital increase."