A court in Egypt has sentenced former president Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison over the killing of protesters while he was still in power.

An Egyptian court today sentenced 11 youths to death for their involvement in the deadliest sport-related incident in the soccer-crazy nation.

Egypt launched air strikes in Libya, in an escalation of Egypt's battle against IS' growing militancy

Ousted Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak's last remaining conviction was on Tuesday overturned by a court that ordered a retrial in a graft case which could pave the way for his possible release from jail in a dramatic reversal of fortune.

Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was on Saturday acquitted by a court which found him not guilty in the killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 revolution that toppled his nearly three decades-long rule, overturning an earlier ruling.