BBC News with David Austin
Several liberal and secular">secular parties in Egypt have
pulled out of
a process to elect a panel to draft a new constitution. One of the key issues to be addressed is how much the constitution should be guided by Islamic law. Jon Leyne reports from Cairo.
Parliament is dominated by Islamist parties, including the Muslim Brotherhood. The liberal and
secular
parties are concerned that the Islamists are using this to dominate the constitutional assembly as well. So now around 50 members of the more secular and liberal parties have pulled out of the process to select the members of the constitutional assembly. It is a key issue for Egypt's future. The constitution is likely to set the course for the country for what could be decades to come.
Clashes resumed in the Egyptian city of Port Said after the funeral of a teenager who died in football-related violence. The first trouble began on Friday after the Port Said football club al-Masry was suspended for two years over a post-match
riot
last month in which more than 70 people were killed.
The leader of the military
coup
in Mali has told the BBC he's in complete control of the country. Captain Amadou Sanogo said he had no fear of a counter coup. But a BBC correspondent in the region says it's not clear how much support the captain has among high-ranking commanders. Tuareg rebels have
taken advantage of