Thousands of Palestinians remain at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt as Israel continues to target Hamas with missile strikes on Gaza. CBS News correspondent Chris Livesay spoke with former Egyptian politician Emad Gad about the implications of allowing thousands of Palestinians into Egypt. Source
Egyptian law requires each presidential candidate to collect a recommendation from 20 representatives in parliament, or certified letters of support from 25,000 citizens from at least 15 Egyptian governorates, with.
A new coalition of Egyptian political parties has publicly criticized the country's current government for persecuting politicians. In a news conference on Monday, a spokesmen for the coalition said the practices of the current government are a danger to Egypt's future. The Free Current coalition was formed in June this year, comprised of an array of mostly liberal opposition parties. One of its leading figures, Hashim Kassem, was detained last week following a public spat with a former government minister.
Free Current, a new coalition of Egyptian political parties, spoke out against President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi's government for persecuting politicians in a rare act of dissent.
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