With the 2018 presidential elections looming, the Free Egyptians Party carefully aims the .45 at its right foot… Egyptian political parties never seem to miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity, so why should this year be any different? The spat between bn’aire Naguib Sawiris and the FEP (of which he is a founder) continues, with the party having now summoned him for questioning about his “slanderous” remarks and for having allegedly used “sectarian” language and — gasp — given the impression that he speaks for the party… Al Ahram has the latest, and we have background here and here.

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