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Former Egyptian presidential candidate and rights lawyer Khaled Ali, gestures upon his arrival in Cairo on May 24, 2017, after after he was released on bail. Ali, a former Egyptian presidential candidate and rights lawyer who challenged the government for handing over islands to Saudi Arabia, was summoned by the prosecution for questioning and detained for 24 hours on May 23, 2017 on suspicion of illegal political work, a judicial official said. His legal troubles come as opposition groups complain of a crackdown ahead of the 2018 presidential election which incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is expected to dominate. Photo by Amr Sayed