Egypt arrests economist Abdel Khalik Farouk over ‘critical book’
Egyptian police have arrested economist Abdel Khalik Farouk after the publication of his book in which he is critically analysing the country’s economic and social crises, the author’s wife and a lawyer said. Farouk’s detention on Sunday came days after local media reported that copies of his book – titled, Is Egypt really a poor country? – were seized by authorities from… Read more »