FILE: Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed ShafikCAIRO - 29 November 2017: Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik told Reuters Wednesday he intends to run for president in the upcoming 2018 election, saying he would return to Egypt in the "coming days".In a video declaration sent to Reuters and a telephone statement, Shafiq said he would run in the election planned for around April, when President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is widely expected to seek a second term. "I'm honoured to announce my will to run in the upcoming presidential elections in Egypt as a choice to lead the country for the next four years," he said in the statement from the United Arab Emirates.

Source: Egypt Today November 29, 2017 13:52 UTC