Zawahiri and the other suspects are accused of having set up an "Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group" that plotted attacks against government installations, security personnel and members of Egypt's Christian minority, state news agency MENA said.
They group was seeking to "spread chaos and undermine security" across Egypt, it said.
MENA did not say whether the group had actually carried out any attacks, nor did it give a date for the trial.
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They group was seeking to "spread chaos and undermine security" across Egypt, it said.
MENA did not say whether the group had actually carried out any attacks, nor did it give a date for the trial.
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