A security source in North Sinai said 10 extremists were arrested Friday and a bomb was defused in Sheikh Zuwaied.

In an apparent attempt to gain Coptic Christian political support, the two leading Egyptian presidential candidates will attend the Easter vigil liturgy celebrated by Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria.

The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy (NASL) called for a million-man march on Friday to Tahrir and Rabaa al-Adaweya squares.

The Suez public prosecutor on Thursday referred 40 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to a criminal court on charges of killing a child and inciting violence in the city.

All Muslim Brotherhood associations whose assets had been seized by the government will not be allowed to monitor the upcoming elections, said Khaled Sultan, head of the Central Administration of the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the Ministry of Solidarity on Wednesday evening.

Police arrested on Wednesday two Brotherhood students in 6 October City carrying automatic rifles and 63 bullets.

Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday postponed the trial of deposed President Mohamed Morsy and 34 other leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood charged with collaborating with foreign bodies to 22 April in order to hear the prosecution witnesses.

Former presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail was sentenced to 7 years in prison by the Cairo Criminal Court for forging documents to conceal his mother’s dual nationality, reported Youm7.

Cairo Criminal Court adjourned to April 19 the trial of Adel Habara and 34 others for killing 25 security soldiers in the case publicly known as “Rafah second massacre,” Youm7 reported.

The fact finding committee assigned to investigate events in Egypt since the 30 June protests which led to the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi has denied recent torture allegations from Islamists detained in Cairo's Aqrab prison.

South Giza prosecution has appealed against a decision to release detained Islamist leader Abul-Ela Madi, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.

A source at the Orthodox Church said on Tuesday that presidential candidates Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Hamdeen Sabbahi are expected to attend the Resurrection Mass, adding that the church welcomes them both.

Cairo's Criminal Court has adjourned the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi on charges of breaking out of jail during the 2011 uprising.

A sound bomb went off Tuesday in a school in Dakahlia, causing 44 students to be transported to a hospital due to psychological trauma.

The Supreme Elections Commission (SEC) cannot accept nomination papers from members of the Muslim Brotherhood in upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, an Alexandria court ruled on Tuesday.

Syrian troops retook the ancient Christian town of Maalula from rebels Monday, a day after President Bashar al-Assad said the three-year old civil war was turning in his favor.

The Muslim Brotherhood said on Monday that reconciliation efforts with the regime continue through intermediaries close to the military leaders.

An informed source from Cairo University has denied news that security troops broke into the university campus to follow Muslim Brotherhood students after dispersing their protest outside the campus.

On Sunday, 13 April, Christians, both Western and Orthodox, celebrated Palm Sunday, which commemorates the triumphal return of Jesus to Jerusalem. It also signals the beginning of the Holy Week, which leads up to Easter, the most significant celebration of the spiritual year for many Christians. This year, the Orthodox and Western calendars coincide and all Christians celebrate Easter at the same time.

Cairo Criminal Court adjourned the trial of the of former president Mohamed Morsi and 14 other defendants accused of killing and inciting murder against protesters at Ithadeya Palace to April 19 to continue hearing testimonies.

Secretary general of the Muslim Brotherhood international organization Ibrahim Mounir has denied that the group is moving from London to Austria.