At least 11 people are killed and dozens injured in Cairo as a protest against Egypt’s ruling military council is attacked.

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Eleven protesters killed in Cairo

Assailants attacked Egyptian protesters gathered outside the Defense Ministry in Cairo on Wednesday to call for an end to military rule.

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5 Egyptian Protesters Said to Be Killed in Cairo

Egypt’s election commission reinstates ex-Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq as a candidate in the country’s presidential poll, a day after barring him.

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Poll bar on Egypt ex-PM reversed

Ahmed Shafiq becomes the latest candidate to be disqualified from Egypt’s presidential election, after a law bans Mubarak-era officials from standing.

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Ex-PM Shafiq barred in Egypt poll

A court’s ruling against Adel Imam, Egypt’s most popular comic actor, alarmed those already anxious about the growing power of Islamists.

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Egyptian Actor Guilty of Insulting Islam in Films

A court in Egypt upholds a three-month prison sentence handed to leading comic actor Adel Imam, convicted of insulting Islam in his films and plays.

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Egypt comedian’s sentence upheld

Tens of thousands of protesters cram into Cairo’s Tahrir Square to demonstrate against continuing military rule in Egypt.

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Egypt crowds fill Tahrir Square

The disqualifications of three leading presidential candidates threw a spotlight on the country’s influential five-member election commission.

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News Analysis: Turmoil in Egypt Elections Puts Spotlight On Panel’s Motives

CAIRO — Egypt’s presidential electoral commission on Tuesday permanently disqualified 10 candidates, including three front-runners, upending the contest just weeks before the vote and drawing accusations that the pillars of the Hosni Mubarak regime are still firmly in place. Read full article > >

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Egypt’s election commission ejects front-runners from presidential race

CAIRO — After more than a year out of the spotlight, former spy chief Omar Suleiman stormed back into the public eye this month by entering Egypt’s presidential race . His campaign shelled out cash and went on a major public relations offensive to recast Suleiman — whose name is associated with torture and iron-fisted rule in the minds of many Egyptians — as a compassionate leader who would restore stability. Read full article > >

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Omar Suleiman, former Mubarak spy chief, tries to remake his image in Egypt

CAIRO — After more than a year out of the spotlight, former spy chief Omar Suleiman stormed back into the public eye this month by entering Egypt’s presidential race . His campaign shelled out cash and went on a major public relations offensive to recast Suleiman — whose name is associated with torture and iron-fisted rule in the minds of many Egyptians — as a compassionate leader who would restore stability. Read full article > >

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Omar Suleiman, former Mubarak spy chief, tries to remake his image in Egypt

In Egypt, Easter is celebrated today according to the Orthodox calendar. It is a rather strange holiday as it sets off a bit of schizophrenia in the country. Unlike Christmas, which is a national holiday, it seems to many that Easter is a regular day.

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Easter Wisdom and Egyptian Hope

The three leading candidates were among those eliminated by election authorities on Saturday, in an unexpected decision that threw the contest into disarray once again.

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10 Candidates Barred From Presidential Race in Egypt

Egyptian election officials bar 10 candidates from the presidential poll, including ex-spy chief Omar Suleiman and the Muslim Brotherhood’s Khairat al-Shater.

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Egypt candidates barred from poll

The head of Egypt’s election commission says 10 presidential hopefuls, including the country’s ex-spy chief and key Islamists, have been disqualified from running.

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10 Egyptian Presidential Hopefuls Barred From Race