Liberals in Egypt's upper house to resign

Liberal members of Egypt's Shura Council (upper house of parliament) said they were resigning from the council, state TV reported on Saturday. The resignations that come ahead of the massive anti-president protests on Sunday to push for an early presidential election, were announced during a press conference held by Tamarod "Rebel" campaign at the Syndicate of Journalists. The anti-Mohamed Morsi petition campaign said it had collected over 22 million signatures so far to topple the president. "Down, down the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB)'s supreme guide," shouted Tamarod members, in a reference to Mohamed Badei, the leader of the group. Activists and opposition groups have been accusing Morsi and the MB of trying to dominate all the country's institutions without leaving a room for other political forces to take part in ruling the most-populous Arab country. Meanwhile on Saturday, one person was killed in Alexandria in clashes between supporters and opponents of Morsi, raising the number of deaths since Friday in the northern coastal city to three, including a U.S. citizen, and the toll across Egypt to eight. More than 600 people were injured in the ongoing violence that erupted a week ago, according to a statement by the Health Ministry.