Crackdown comes ahead of Friday's mass rally calling for ouster of general-turned-president; prominent critics and academics nabbed in wave of arrests

Cairo says police exchanged fire with members of banned Islamist group, who were 'planning a series of terror operations'

Lawyers say at least 400 people in Cairo and across Egypt held following rare outbreak of public dissent against country's ruler

Warning comes after several rare anti-government demonstrations which had been effectively banned by draconian measures imposed under el-Sissi

First major demonstrations since 2011 revolution come on the back of online call by Mohamed Aly, a disgruntled exiled Egyptian businessman, demanding strongman president be toppled

First major demonstrations since 2011 revolution come on the back of online call by Mohamed Aly, a disgruntled exiled Egyptian businessman, demanding strongman president be toppled

Numerous arrests made as police quickly disperse small demonstrations in Cairo, other cities calling for removal of Egyptian president

After exiled businessman accuses him of misusing public funds on large scale, president says claims of lavish spending are 'lies and defamation'

Report says US president made remark in earshot of top Egyptian officials while waiting to meet with Mideast leader at G7 in France

President accused of 'consolidating authoritarian rule' after he passes decree giving himself the power to directly appoint top jurists