Egyptian state newspaper rebukes ruling Islamists

CAIRO (Reuters) - One of Egypt's biggest state-run newspapers accused President Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday of meddling and incompetence, in comments that highlight simmering anti-Islamist sentiment in influential official media circles.

In an editorial on the front page of Al-Akhbar newspaper, one of Egypt's most widely read, Mohamed Hassan Al-Banna said he was ready to resign after receiving a call from the Muslim Brotherhood criticising his paper's coverage. He urged Mursi to break away from the movement that launched him to power.