State of Emergency in Egypt After Church Attacks

Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced a three-month state of emergency after attacks on two Coptic churches that left at least 44 dead. The measure allows authorities to make arrests without warrants and search people's homes. It needs to be approved by parliament before it is implemented.

Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans for an entertainment city on the edge of Riyadh which will be 50 times the size of Gibraltar once complete. The 334 sq km (129 sq mile) attraction - about the same as Las Vegas - will offer cultural, sporting and entertainment activities - including a Six Flags park and a safari park. The announcement boasts it will be the first of its kind in the world.

Uganda's academic and social activist Dr Stella Nyanzi is to appear in court on Monday in Kampala charged with cyber harassment and offensive communication, after she criticised Uganda's first lady in an outspoken social media post. The academic, whose work is seen as provocative in some circles of a largely conservative society, had accused the first lady - who is also the country's minister for education - of being "totally out of touch with the reality of the masses".