Main Headlines

 Monday

• Ex-army chief El-Sisi ahead of sole competitor Sabahi before presidential race
• 26,000 tourists arrive in Egypt on Easter Sunday despite Euro travel alerts
• Clashes erupt at SAC protest at Al-Azhar dorms
• Two police officers, conscript killed in two separate attacks
• Aswan reconciliation committeepromises compensation – ‪
• Egypt-based Hamas official in Gaza to meet PLO rivals
• Egypt arrests controversial belly dancer
• Egypt to start energy subsidy restructure in July: PM

Tuesday

• Trial of Al-Jazeera journalists is adjourned to May 3
• Egypt draft law to widen “terror” definition
• African Union official recommends not to observe the Egyptian elections
• Egypt court imposes gag order on Morsi’s espionage trial
• Gas pricesare set to quadruple for many consumers
• Egyptian striking doctorscall on health minister to resign
• Court adjourns Port Said massacre retrial

Wednesday

• Bomb kills Brigadier Generalin 6 October city
• US to deliver Apache Helicopters to Egypt
• Hagel informs Egypt’s Sobhi of Apache delivery in a phone call
• Head of Egypt’s General Intelligence to meet US secretary Kerry
• Tony Blair to say battle against Islamic extremism is paramount.
• Ministry of Interior, Al-Azhar students clash through the night
• Ethiopian Orthodox Church patriarch delays visit to Egypt
• Political activists is released on bail

Thursday

• US to release additional funds to Egypt upon congressional approval
• Egypt’s Sinai is “under control”: Army commander
• Militant group Ajnad Misr (Soldiers of Egypt) claims Wednesday bombing in name of “vengeance”
• Clashes continue in Egypt’s Beni Suef governorate as police arrest Islamists in home raids
• Ethiopian PM calls Egypt to resume talks over Renaissance dam issues
• Egypt expects record purchase of domestic wheat in 2014
• Fire destroys 10 acres of farm land in in Siwa oasis

Friday

• Egypt’s Foreign Minister Fahmy arrives in the U.S. for talks
• Several Islamists fighters from Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis hve been arrested
• Clashes at pro-Morsi rallies leaves two dead
• Armed Attack in Sinai ‪ leaves one soldier wounded
• The Socialist Popular Alliance has announced it will back Sabahy
• Dar al-Ifta denies approving mass death sentencefor 529 MB supporters
• Egypt clubs push for fans to resume attendance at football games

Saturday

• Activists rally in Cairo against Egypt’s anti-protest law
• Egyptian PM travels to Chad and Tanzania
• Democratic progress ‪is still needed in Egypt: US
• Health Ministry confirms first case of MERS in Egypt
• Social Democratic Party abstains from backing any candidate in presidential elections
• Brotherhood’s FJP spokesperson was arrested on accusation of inciting violence
• Al-Sayed Al-Badawi wins Al-Wafd party presidency ‪

Sunday

• Sisi urges for an “unprecedented” voter turnout
• Morsi’s supportersget up to 88 years for rioting
• Former Egyptian spy chief says supplying Gaza is not Egypt’s responsibility
• Al-Qaeda chief ‪declares solidarity with Muslim Brotherhood
• Morsi’s defense team files complaint to Cairo Appeals Court
• Egypt to participate in joint air-force training in the Gulf
• Gaza tunnels discovered in Sinai’s Rafah mosque ‪
• Sisi’s first Selfie makes headlines in Cairo. Arabic
• Egypt’s Turkish schools reject Akşam and A Haber TV reports

 Good Report

• From Minya, after the verdict. Jahd Khalil
• Minya province flashpoint for Muslim-Christian violence. Safaa Saleh
• Egypt draft law to widen ‘terror’ definition is drawing fierce criticism. Erin Cunningham
• Billions needed to upgrade Egypt’s power gridas summer crunch looms. Maggie Fick
• In Cairo, one family’s story shows rise of radical threat. Tom Perry
• Paying for giant Nile dam itself, Ethiopia thwarts Egypt, but takes risks. Aaron Maasho

 Good Read

• The candidatein his labyrinth. Eric Trager
• Hezbollah’s man in Egypt. Matthew Levitt
• Too soon to embrace Sisi – Egypt is an unpredictable place. Roula Khalaf ‪ 
• Egypt: Stop mutilating little girls. Bel Trew
• Access to knowledgein Egypt. Nagla Rizk

Plus:

• Breakdown of U.S. aid to Egypt
• Prominent ongoing court casesin Egypt. Mai El-Sadany
• Youth unemployment in Egypt & Tunisia vs. Jordan & Morocco Three Years After the Arab Awakening. Yassin Sabha

Photo gallery

• Copper engraving in Egypt
• Egyptians celebrate Sham El-Nessim

Finally here are Jason Casper’s prayers for Egypt