Nearly 2000 arrested as Egypt braces for anti-Sisi protests

Egypt is bracing itself for a second weekend of protests on Friday, with authorities stepping up arrests and tightening security in major cities amid calls for a "million-man march" against President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

Also in the programme: Brother of murdered social media star, Qandeel Baloch, is jailed; and Nigerian police say they have rescued nearly 500 people from a building where they were detained and allegedly tortured.

Also in the programme: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the United Nations in New York on September 25, 2019. Credit: AFP/Getty Images.