Photo of the Taba’s explosion via Reuters

Main headlines

Monday

• Al-Jazeera crew referred to criminal court for inciting against Egypt
• Six political groups to hold conference demanding release of political detainees
• EU ambassador: We want Egypt to succeed
• Pro- Morsi alliance denies backing any presidential candidate
• Police officer suspended critical poem
• Secular activists’ appeal postponed ^__ again
• Thousands of workers strike at two Mahalla textile factories

 Tuesday

• Interior Ministry denies torture, ill-treatment of detainees
• Egypt’s ‪Tamarod split widen
• Egypt’s Grand Mufti decries identification of political leaders with prophets
• Father of jailed Al Jazeera reporter Greste renew appeal to Egypt
• Egypt among seven most vulnerable economies in the MENA region: World Bank
• One killed as section of bridge collapses in Cairo

 Wednesday

• Army chief al-Sisi heads to Moscow to discuss cooperation
• Human rights organizations decry alleged ‘savage’ torture and sexual assault of detainees
• A natural gas pipeline in Sinai is attacked for the second time in two days
• Three police officers killed by unidentified gunmen
• Court acquitspolice officer accused of killing protesters during 25 Jan Revolution
• Mob tries to stop Bassem Youssef’s ‘El-Bernameg’ crew from filming episode
• Fitch Rating rules out speedy recovery for Egypt

Thursday

• Putinsupports Sisi bid for Egypt presidency
• US embassy staff member detained in Egypt without charge:Embassy spokesman
• Gunmen kill 2 Egypt policemen south of Cairo
• Two policemen shot dead outside church in Cairo
• EU human rights envoy was denied access to prisoners
• Sawiris backs El-Sisi for Egypt’s presidency
• Egypt ranks 159th of 180 countries in 2014 World Press Freedom Index

Friday

• Three die during Rabaa anniversary protests
• Russia, and Egypt are nearing $3bn arms deal
• U.S. criticizes Russia for backing El-Sisi for presidency
• Pro-Morsi bloc calls for marches on six-month anniversary of sit-in dispersals
• Army arrests suspect in helicopter rocket attack
• University guards to be trained by MOI to secure campuses

Saturday

• Sabbahi calls for candidate debate with El-Sisi ahead of Egypt’s presidential poll
• Morsi and his aides deserve a fair trial: Amnesty International
• Human Rights Watch report ‘inaccurate, unbalanced’: Foreign ministry
• Egypt dismisses Erdogan’s remarks
• Army arrests 19 armed Brotherhood members: Military spokesman
• Brotherhood leader’s security guards get 2 years in prison for assault ‪http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/94294.aspx 
• Nour party lay out key issues for presidential candidates
• Fresh complaints over Bassem Youssef’s ‘El-Bernameg’ show
• Prosecution releases Egyptian detainee who was handcuffed after giving birth
• Tanta Anti-Coup Movement FB page administrator is arrested

 Sunday

• Four killed as bomb hits bus carrying South Korean tourists near Egypt-Israel border crossing
• Morsi’s defense team withdraws from trial to protest glass cage
• More talks between Russia and Egypt  next month
• Egypt continues destruction of Gaza tunnels
• April 6 decries alleged fresh torture of detainees amid interior ministry denial
• Workers strike at Egypt’s biggest public textile hits day 7

Poll

• Baseera: 27 Percent of Egyptians approve performance of Beblawy’s cabinet

Interview

• German ambassador to Egypt: Peace and stability at risk unless all Egyptians included

 Good report

• Right groups: Egypt turns blind eye to human trafficking in Sinai. Laura King
• How social media spreads protest tactics from Ukraine to Egypt. Neil Ketchley
• Cairo: Reporting under a climate of fear.Ashraf Khalil
• The danger of danger of private media in Egypt Mohamed Shuman
• Why Al-Jazeera is a target in Egypt’s crackdown on Islamists. Michael Petrou

Good read

• A Threefold regression of knowledge, information, and rational thoughtsAmr Hamzawy
• Al-Sisi’s dwindling options. Mahmoud Salim
• The West’s crush on Egypt. Peter Schwartzstein
• Pharaohs, Caliphs, and Field Marshals. Bahey Eldin Hassan
• The force of centralization cannot recapture Egypt. Tarek Osman
• The Strategy of Egypt’s Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis. David Barnett
• The Egypt effect: 3Sharpened Tensions, Reshuffled Alliances – Carnegie Endowment For international peace

 Plus

• Letter from the wife of a detainee: A visit to prison A visit to prison Hoda Mahmoud
• “la Moakhza”: A fresh, unconventional take on discrimination in Egypt. Yasmine Zohdi

Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt.