Islamists fought protesters outside the Egyptian president’s palace, while inside the deputy proposed a way to end a crisis over a draft constitution.
Protesters threw rocks at troops guarding Egypt’s defence ministry as thousands marched in Cairo to denounce violence against demonstrators.
Egypt’s rulers are studying a proposal from their own advisers to bring forward parliamentary elections by two weeks after demands from protesters.
Egyptian activists have called a mass rally in Cairo against the army’s handling of protests that killed 17 people and drew international criticism.
Egyptian police and soldiers fired guns and teargas to clear protesters from Tahrir Square on the sixth day of clashes that have killed 13 people.
Over 50 000 Egyptian protesters have flocked to Cairo’s Tahrir Square to pressure the military government to transfer power to elected civilian rule.
Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak arrived in a hospital bed in a Cairo court on Monday to face charges over the killing of protesters.
Lawyers want Egypt’s government to hand over documents that may reveal who ordered police to fire on protesters during the violent uprising.
Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak will be moved to a military hospital until he is well enough to face interrogation.
Egypt will hold a parliamentary election in September, its military rulers said on Monday.
President Hosni Mubarak ruled out resigning immediately to end a violent confrontation over his 30-year-rule, arguing this would bring chaos to Egypt.
Egypt’s government struggled to regain control of the nation, inviting Islamist opponents to political talks as protesters battled on the streets.
Gunmen fired on anti-government protesters in Cairo, where fighting killed six and prompted new calls for President Hosni Mubarak to hand over power.
Egyptian protesters were camped out in central Cairo on Monday and vowed to stay until they had toppled President Hosni Mubarak.
Botswana’s Court of Appeal has struck down an earlier ruling that denied Kalahari Bushmen access to water on their ancestral land.
Egyptian opposition groups have launched a nationwide call for protests on Tuesday, in the hope that Tunisia’s popular uprising will embolden crowds.
A car bombing outside a church killed 21 people in Egypt’s northern city of Alexandria as worshippers gathered to mark the New Year.
Two Egyptian opposition pages on the social network site Facebook were deleted ahead of Egypt’s parliamentary election on Sunday.
