Deposed Egypt president Mohamed Morsi is due in court on Monday along with 14 other senior Muslim Brotherhood figures on charges of inciting violence.
Egyptian police are expected to start taking action early on Monday, a move which could trigger more bloodshed.
The US says it will freeze $700-million in aid to Pakistan until it moves to fight the spread of fertiliser-based explosives to Afghanistan.
Pakistan is up in arms over the cross-border air attack by Nato that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, saying it was a deliberate act of aggression.
Rebels to the west and east of Libya’s capital fought forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi for control of oil facilities vital to winning the war.
Rebels have hoisted their flag in a strategic town near Tripoli after the most dramatic advance in months, cutting off important routes.
Rebels who seized the government-held town of Ghazaia describe themselves as "liberators", but there were no cheers when they rolled in.
Rebels have encircled Muammar Gaddafi’s last stronghold in Libya’s Western Mountains region and hope to seize it soon.
Libya’s rebels say their military chief was shot dead in an incident that remains shrouded in mystery and may point to divisions within the movement.
Rebels fighting in Libya’s western mountains prepared on Thursday for a new offensive against Muammar Gaddafi’s troops.