Egyptian Foreign Ministry Repatriates 12 Citizens Defrauded in Uzbekistan

Egypt's Foreign Ministry has resolved the crisis of 12 citizens scammed by companies offering fake jobs in Uzbekistan, securing their return.

• Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty formed a task force from the consular sector and the embassy in Tashkent to handle the case.
• The Egyptian embassy in Tashkent provided consular assistance, and Ambassador Tamer Hammad received the citizens at the embassy.
• The ministry secured travel tickets for the citizens to return to Egypt.
• The ministry warned citizens to avoid fake job advertisements and to verify contracts with foreign embassies in Cairo and the Egyptian labor ministry.