Al-Mustaqbal movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri announced Thursday that he would discuss the presidential elections with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi, stressing his rejection of a vacuum in the top post.

“I will go to Rome and I will have the opportunity to meet the patriarch … to see what his stance is on the presidential elections,” Hariri told reporters at the end of his two-day visit to Egypt.

Around 50 demonstrators gathered outside the Egyptian embassy in London on Wednesday, to call for Al-Jazeera journalists due to stand trial in Cairo to be freed.

The 16 Egyptians and four foreigners are due to appear in court on Thursday, accused of backing Egypt's blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood.

When Arab Spring protests erupted in early 2011, Morocco's February 20 pro-reform movement mobilized mass demonstrations, but three years on its goals remain frustrated and regional turmoil has dampened demand for change.

The movement that once brought tens of thousands onto the streets of main cities now musters just a few dozen activists to call for democratic reforms or denounce the high cost of living.

Al-Mustaqbal movement leader former Prime Minister Saad Hariri held talks on Wednesday with Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

According to a statement issued by Hariri's press office, the two officials discussed the latest developments in the region.

Jihadist group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis on Tuesday claimed the suicide bombing in Egypt of a tour bus that killed three South Koreans and their local driver.

The bombing on Sunday, near the Taba border crossing with Israel, was the first targeting tourists since the military overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July sparked a militant campaign that has killed scores of police and soldiers.

South Korean tourists wounded in a deadly bus bombing that killed four people near the border with Israel were in hospital Monday in Egypt's Sinai resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Police said a suicide bomber was probably behind the attack that killed three South Koreans and their Egyptian driver.

Egyptian police said Monday a suicide bomber was likely behind an attack on a tour bus that killed three South Koreans and signaled a possible change in tactics by militants who have mainly targeted security forces.

The bombing on Sunday, near the Taba border crossing with Israel, was the first targeting tourists since the military overthrow of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi in July sparked a militant campaign that has killed scores of police and soldiers.

The Egyptian minister of antiquities says that a team of German archaeologists has discovered missing pieces belonging to the famed Colossi of Memnon. The statues, dating to roughly 1350 BC, were damaged in an earthquake during the Roman era.

The colossi are some of Egypt's oldest touristic attractions, drawing tourists since ancient times. The twin statues, over 18 meters (60 feet) tall each, are of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who was worshipped as a deity. The statues are the only remains of a large temple that was built in memorial of the pharaoh.

A bomb tore through a bus carrying South Korean sightseers near an Egyptian border crossing with Israel on Sunday, killing three tourists and their Egyptian driver, a senior official said.

It was the first attack on tourists since the ouster of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi in July sparked unrest and a spate of attacks across the country.

Clashes between supporters of Egypt's deposed president Mohammed Morsi police killed two people Friday, including a child, security officials said.

The violence erupted after weekly Muslim prayers, as on nearly every Friday since the army overthrew Morsi in July, with supporters of the Islamist leader clashing with police.