The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak collapsed on Saturday when the presiding judge withdrew from the case and referred it to another court, causing an indefinite adjournment that sparked anger in the courtroom.

Egyptian security services have banned a film about the Jews of Egypt on the eve of its scheduled release, the director said.

An Egyptian court set the date on Sunday for a retrial of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak, his sons and top aides, ordering the politically fraught hearings over the killing of protesters to start just nine days before parliamentary elections next month.

At least 19 people, mostly Asian and European tourists, were killed on Tuesday in one of the deadliest hot air balloon accidents in history as the fun ride ended on a tragic note near the ancient Egyptian temple city of Luxor.

Egyptian police in a joint operation with Interpol arrested a cousin of slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, wanted for his alleged role in his country's 2011 civil war.

Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi has announced the first post-constitution parliamentary elections to be held from April in an attempt to douse the mounting anti-government protests and continued political impasse.

At least 26 people died on Saturday when Egyptians rampaged in protest at the sentencing of 21 people to death over a soccer stadium disaster, adding to bloody street turmoil confronting Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.

Condemning the recent spate of violence in cities across Egypt, the US has asked the government in Cairo to ensure safeguarding of its citizens' rights in order to find a lasting solution to the problems.

Egypt’s telecommunication authority said that all Google services must be shut down to fully suspend YouTube in the country over an anti-Muslim film.

The United States has delivered four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt, Egypt's military and a U.S. military delegation said on Sunday, highlighting military links between the two countries despite Egypt's political upheaval.