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Ursula von der Leyene with Egypt's president Abdel Fattah el Sisi — who has presided over the arrest and detention of an estimated 70,000 political prisoners

MEPs to sue Commission over 'blank cheque' to Egyptian dictator Sisi

MEPs are preparing to take the European Commission to court over its new €7.4bn aid package for Egypt, pointing to the human rights abuses presided over by president Abdel Fattah el Sisi's government.  

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Ursula von der Leyene with Egypt's president Abdel Fattah el Sisi — who has presided over the arrest and detention of an estimated 70,000 political prisoners

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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