With his bid to win the presidency now all but dead, Mr Annan becomes the latest presidential hopeful to be driven out of the race in an election virtually certain to be won by another graduate of Egypt’s powerful military establishment, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. Then Egyptian armed forces Chief of Staff, Sami Annan performs prayers in 2012 for 16 Egyptian soldiers who were killed, in Cairo, Egypt. Picture: AP Photo/Amr Nabil, FileWith Mr Annan out of the race and possibly facing a court martial, only one serious presidential hopeful is left in the field. Mr Shafiq finished a close second in a 2012 election and his candidacy would have also livened up the 2018 race. Mr Sadat is a nephew of Egypt’s late leader Anwar Sadat.

Source: Evening echo January 23, 2018 14:48 UTC