Ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi has been jailed for 20 years for his role in ordering the arrest and torture of protesters.
Three Al Jazeera journalists accused of supporting the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood have been sentenced to seven years in jail in Egypt.
Egyptians are heading to the polls to vote on a new constitution, which could be the first step in a path towards fresh elections for a new democratically elected president.
The spiritual leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, General Guide Mohammed Badie, has been arrested in Cairo according to military officials.
24 policemen were killed in an ambush in the Sinai peninsula, and at least 36 Islamists died in a separate incident whilst being transported to prison as the tumult continues in Egypt.