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How Egypt’s opposition is countering Sisi ahead of presidential vote

The sentence issued against Egyptian lawyer Khaled Ali, who intends to run in the 2018 presidential elections, comes after opposition factions announced the launch of talks to agree on a consensual candidate to run against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the signing of agreements ceremony with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (unseen) at the El-Thadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 5, 2016. — REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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