Cairo's benchmark index fell 0.6 percent  

"The market is reacting to the violence and clashes," said Mohamed Radwan of Pharos Securities.  

Palm Hills slumped 7.9 percent, Egyptian Resorts lost 6.3 percent, Talaat Moustafa dropped 5 percent and Amer Group declined 2.9 percent. 

In the United Arab Emirates, Dubai's large-caps dragged down the index to a 10-week low, nearly breaking it out of its sideways trend. 

Heavyweight Emaar Properties dropped 3.1 percent, trimming 2012 gains to 22.6 percent, after it went ex-dividend. 

Dubai Investments fell 7.4 percent, also going ex-dividend. Lender Emirates NBD and telecom operator du shed 1.4 and 0.3 percent respectively. 

The index fell 1.6 percent to its lowest finish since Feb. 21. The benchmark is still up 18 percent this year. 

"Markets around the world have gone up quite a bit, especially in Dubai earlier this year, so we have to worry about some sort of a pause over the summer," said an Abu Dhabi-based trader who asked not to be identified. 

"But if companies continue to come out with reasonably good numbers, you might see more activity in this summer compared to other summers." 

Abu Dhabi's index ended little changed. 

In Qatar, the bourse eased 0.07 percent, down for a second session in five. 

Barwa Real Estate extended declines, falling 1.1 percent, since posting a 47 percent drop in quarterly earnings.  

Elsewhere, Saudi Arabia's bourse gave up early-session gains driven by upbeat global markets and finished flat as day traders booked profits. 

The index ended at 7,546 points. 

"In the last few week, the correlation with global markets has returned slightly," said Tariq Alalaiwat, Saudi-based research analyst at NCB Capital. 

"If the global picture clears up and begins to look brighter than we might see some more activity in the petchem names."

Elsewhere, Oman's index ended 0.3 percent higher and Kuwait's index climbed 0.6 percent.