Ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi has been jailed for 20 years for his role in ordering the arrest and torture of protesters.
Egypt has bombed a number of Islamic State targets across Libya in response to the release of a video showing the mass beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by members of the Islamist group.
A court in Egypt has released two Al Jazeera journalists on bail before the start of their retrial on charges of spreading false news and helping a terror group.
Australian al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste has been deported from Egypt after 400 days behind bars.
And Egyptian doctor has been convicted of carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM) surgery in a landmark trial.