. >> omar is a senior electurer at the institute of arab and islamic studies and says the unrest in the sinai is escalating. >> it's a complex problem. part of the problem, and this is mostly local able to vim which is a -- activism. but it is mainly local issues going back to 2000, and you can trace it back since after the liberation of sinai. there was multiple crackdowns, accusing tribes and clans of assisting them across the border and this led to waves of violence and counterviolence throughout the 10 decades. that manifested within the revolution framework, and after the coup it escalated. the unsub turned from a regional group to almost a national group that was able to do operations in central delta, or claim operations in central delta in cairo and in the north of upper egypt. >> three gaoled al jazeera journalists have been detained in egypt for 301 days. they were convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing their conviction connections, and al jazeera dismisses the charges. mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were sentenced to 7 years in prison.

the public prosecutor said they crossed information with electural bodies and found 350 candidates with criminal records. >> translation: we were surprised to find out half have been processed, sentenced or investigated for drug trafficking. the electoral bodies don't have the authority to ban the candidates from running. they will prevent illicit money financing campaigns. legislators will leave next week, after the elections. >> this is an academic who investigated drug trafficking links to politics since 2010. >> translation: we are facing a national scandal, the advance of narco power in peru. >> the man running for mayor said his party tried to purge it to any linked to drug trafficking, but they need help. >> we need the police and the electoral agencies to identify people who can infiltrate and harm the political order by having links to these activities. >> reporter: the public prosecutor says the congress is dragging its feet, and because of that it is likely some of the people it would like to ban from running may become mayors and regional precedent around the country. >> pol