Detained since 2022, the three female journalists were reportedly subjected to enforced disappearance, and then later faced with terrorism-related charges.
Ahmed Tantawi, along with another presidential hopeful, Gamila Ismail, withdrew from the race after failing to garner the legally required endorsements.
"The ICC has no jurisdiction in Egypt, and its arrest warrants cannot be carried out in Egypt against any heads of state," an international law expert noted.