Adli Mansour

Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan, sources in the terror group's network told news agency AFP on Sunday, adding that an insurgent assembly was underway to decide on his successor.

A French woman who was abducted in Yemen in February has been freed, the French president's office said in a statement, adding that she would come back to France in the coming hours.

Japan said Monday it had temporarily shut its embassy in Yemen, adding to the latest exodus of foreign diplomats over security fears after a Shiite militia takeover.

Egyptian President Adly Mansour has wished India's prime minister-designate Narendra Modi success in his new responsibility and expressed his desire to further develop strong bilateral relations.

Egypt's interim leader on Sunday said that the general public opposes the inclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood in the political process because he said it uses violence.

Interim president Adly Mansour said Egypt will have an "elected" leader in two and a half months, in an interview published on Friday by the state-owned Al-Ahram daily.

Interim Egyptian president Adly Mansour promulgated on Saturday a law setting the stage for an election later this year to replace ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

Egypt is bracing for deposed president Mohamed Morsi to go on trial Monday, when he is expected to make his first public appearance since the military ousted him in July.

Egypt's interim authorities on Thursday extended a state of emergency in force since mid-August by another two months because of the country's continued security problems.

Religious parties in Egypt like that of ousted President Mohamed Morsi's party may face dissolution while the ban on deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak's party could be revoked under a proposed new constitution that seeks to overhaul the country's political system.

Egypt's political crisis entered a tense phase on Wednesday after international mediation efforts collapsed and the army-installed government repeated its threat to take action against supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi.

Egypt's interior ministry promised Mohamed Morsi's supporters "safe exit" today if they quickly leave their Cairo protest camps, as police prepared to disperse them amid international appeals for restraint.

Egypt was on edge today ahead of rival protests by the military and Islamists, as the government declared a "war on terrorism" to end violence convulsing the country since President Mohamed Morsi's overthrow.

Egypt's interim president has formed a committee of legal experts to offer possible amendments the country's Islamist-drafted constitution.

Egyptian Islamists pressed on with protests Saturday to demand the return of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, after tens of thousands of them clashed with his opponents during deadly rallies overnight.

Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan, sources in the terror group's network told news agency AFP on Sunday, adding that an insurgent assembly was underway to decide on his successor.

A French woman who was abducted in Yemen in February has been freed, the French president's office said in a statement, adding that she would come back to France in the coming hours.

Japan said Monday it had temporarily shut its embassy in Yemen, adding to the latest exodus of foreign diplomats over security fears after a Shiite militia takeover.

Egyptian President Adly Mansour has wished India's prime minister-designate Narendra Modi success in his new responsibility and expressed his desire to further develop strong bilateral relations.

Egypt's interim leader on Sunday said that the general public opposes the inclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood in the political process because he said it uses violence.

Interim president Adly Mansour said Egypt will have an "elected" leader in two and a half months, in an interview published on Friday by the state-owned Al-Ahram daily.

Interim Egyptian president Adly Mansour promulgated on Saturday a law setting the stage for an election later this year to replace ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

Egypt is bracing for deposed president Mohamed Morsi to go on trial Monday, when he is expected to make his first public appearance since the military ousted him in July.

Egypt's interim authorities on Thursday extended a state of emergency in force since mid-August by another two months because of the country's continued security problems.

Religious parties in Egypt like that of ousted President Mohamed Morsi's party may face dissolution while the ban on deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak's party could be revoked under a proposed new constitution that seeks to overhaul the country's political system.

Egypt's political crisis entered a tense phase on Wednesday after international mediation efforts collapsed and the army-installed government repeated its threat to take action against supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi.

Egypt's interior ministry promised Mohamed Morsi's supporters "safe exit" today if they quickly leave their Cairo protest camps, as police prepared to disperse them amid international appeals for restraint.

Egypt was on edge today ahead of rival protests by the military and Islamists, as the government declared a "war on terrorism" to end violence convulsing the country since President Mohamed Morsi's overthrow.

Egypt's interim president has formed a committee of legal experts to offer possible amendments the country's Islamist-drafted constitution.

Egyptian Islamists pressed on with protests Saturday to demand the return of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, after tens of thousands of them clashed with his opponents during deadly rallies overnight.