The rivalry between the Muslim Brotherhood and its candidate for presidency Mohamed Mursi, and the organisation's former leading member and popular presidential candidate Abdel-Moneim Abul-Fotouh has reached new heights, as the two sides start to attack each other directly in the media.

Disqualified Salafist presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu-Ismail has called on all Egyptians to converge in Tahrir Square on Friday for mass prayers.

Presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh has described the nomination of former regime figures for the presidential election slated for 23 and 24 May as an "effrontery," warning that such people "will not do Egypt any good."

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi's meeting with a parliamentary delegation, the Egypt-Saudi Arabia diplomatic crisis, the clashes in Abbasseya neighborhood, and the upcoming presidential race are the main topics discussed in Monday's newspapers.

Wasat Party Spokesperson Tarek al-Malt has accused a group of Salafi preachers of inciting Friday’s clashes in Abbasseya.

As violence continued to rage in Cairo's Abbasiya district in the past few days, the Muslim Brotherhood called for Friday protests in Tahrir Square to demand that the country's military rulers hand over power to a civilian authority.

A leader of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party announced his support for the presidential hopeful and former Brotherhood member Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh Saturday.

The Muslim Brotherhood did not abandon its principles when it reversed its previous ban on fielding a presidential candidate, but rather the circumstances are what changed, said Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy on his Facebook page.

Salafist Nour Party MP and Deputy Parliament Speaker Ashraf Thabet on Sunday dismissed the existence of serious conflict between Egypt’s government and parliament, stressing that any outstanding problems between the two would be resolved “very shortly.”

The Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday called on the ruling generals to immediately sack the government of Kamal al-Ganzouri and form another that can better manage the country and supervise the presidential election.

The man who is dubbed the "scholarly president," due to his many achievements and awards in the engineering field, has spoken to Ahram Online about the problems plaguing Egypt's transitional period, including the Muslim Brotherhood's spat with the government of Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri.

In one town in northern Mali a man has been whipped for drinking alcohol. In another, pictures of unveiled women have been torn down. In a third, traditional music is no longer heard in the streets.

Ayman Elias, spokesman for disqualified Salafist presidential candidate Hazem Abu-Ismail, urged protesters outside Egypt's defence ministry in downtown Cairo on Sunday to disperse and return to the nearby Tahrir Square in order to stop violent clashes between protesters and unknown assailants.

Hazem Salah Abu-Ismail, the Salafist disqualified from Egypt's presidential race due to his mother's US citizenship, has called on political parties to boycott Wednesday's scheduled meeting with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) after at least five of his supporters were killed at a protest outside the Defence Ministry in Abbasiya overnight.

Egyptian presidential candidate Abul-Ezz El-Hariri, who is running on the Socialist Popular Alliance Party's ticket, slammed recent moves by Parliament Speaker Saad El-Katatni on Tuesday, accusing the Muslim Brotherhood – of which El-Katatni is a leading member – of encouraging a "military coup."

Saudi Arabia frets that Egypt, its strongest Arab ally and a major recipient of Saudi funding, is falling under what it sees as the baleful influence of the Muslim Brotherhood.

A leader from the Salafi-oriented Nour Party on Tuesday criticized a gathering organized by supporters of disqualified presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, who are protesting the decision to exclude him from the race.

Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya has announced its official endorsement of the moderate Islamist presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abul-Fotouh on Monday, following a final vote count amongst the group's Shura council members.

Many investors are waiting for the end of the presidential election to pump investments into Egypt worth LE200 billion, Muslim Brotherhood candidate for president Mohamed Morsy said Sunday. "There have been official communications between the Freedom and Justice Party and 15 world firms to boost Egypt's economy and secure 2 million job opportunities," Morsy said during a campaign rally at Minya Sporting Club.

Maged Riyad, legal consultant to the Coptic Orthodox Church in United States, announced in a press conference in Cairo on Sunday that 14 bishops and priests nominated themselves for the papal chair. Elections for the new pope are expected to take place in September. Riyad stated that Christian Copts outside Egypt will have a strong influence in choosing the new pope, especially the widespread churches in the US, Canada and Europe.

Clashes broke out between protesters and unidentified thugs in front of the Defense Ministry on Monday. The clashes erupted after a group of thugs blocked the street in front of Nour Mosque and prevented passers-by from reaching the location of the sit-in. The thugs hurled rocks at cars while the protesters attempted to reopen the road, fueling clashes.