Egyptian-Palestinian rights activist Ramy Shaath has been freed after almost two and a half years in pre-trial detention in Egypt, his family say.

Africa's top human rights authority calls on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to halt executions linked to the 2013 protests at a square in the capital, Cairo.

Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has already been sacked and parliament has been suspended for 30 days.

In Egypt, the designation of people as terrorists involves prosecutors who ask a criminal court to add the individuals to the list.

A court in Egypt confirms life sentences for the Muslim Brotherhood leader and nine other members.

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi threatens neighboring Ethiopia with potential war over a contested dam that the latter country has been building on the Nile River, affecting a major Egyptian water source.

Dozens of countries tell the United Nations (UN) that Egypt must stop using anti-terror laws to gag human rights and civil society activism.