Opposition protesters clashed with Islamists near Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Cairo on Friday after activists marched to the building guarded by police and members of Egypt's ruling movement. Gunshots were heard as hundreds of opposition activists and the Islamists battled in the streets of the Mokattam neighbourhood where the headquarters are situated, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. Police had fired tear gas at the protesters outside the headquarters before the clashes moved elsewhere in the neighbourhood.

Opposition protesters clashed with Islamists near Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Cairo on Friday after activists marched to the building guarded by police and members of Egypt's ruling movement. Gunshots were heard as hundreds of opposition activists and the Islamists battled in the streets of the Mokattam neighbourhood where the headquarters are situated. Police had fired tear gas at the protesters outside the headquarters before the clashes moved elsewhere in the neighbourhood.

Egyptian opposition protesters clashed with Islamists on Friday near the Muslim Brotherhood's headquarters after activists marched to the building guarded by police and Brotherhood members. The two sides threw stones at each other near the building. Police who had been deployed outside the headquarters, have not yet intervened, an AFP correspondent said. As the clashes continued, live television showed hundreds of protesters carrying anti-Brotherhood banners and making their way up to the hilly Mokattam neighbourhood where the Brotherhood headquarters are situated.

Credit ratings agency Moody's said on Thursday it has downgraded Egypt's government bond ratings by one notch to Caa1 from B3, saying political instability had "significantly weakened" the economy. Moody's also said the rating outlook was negative. "More than two years into the Egyptian revolution, the continued unsettled political conditions have significantly weakened Egypt's economy," the agency said in a statement.