Egypt's President Morsi calls elections

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has called parliamentary elections, starting on 27 April and end in June.

A presidential decree said voting would take place in four regional stages, due to a shortage of election supervisors.

Mr Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood movement hope the election will put an end to increasingly vocal opposition and street protests, analysts say.

The Islamist-dominated parliament was dissolved last June after judges ruled election laws were unconstitutional.

In the last elections, in January 2012, the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice party won roughly 40% of the vote.

Egypt is deeply divided between Mr Morsi's Islamist supporters and a liberal-led opposition, and has been wracked by unrest, insecurity and an economic crisis.

Tensions have intensified since an Islamist-backed constitution - criticised for failing to protect key rights - was adopted in December.