Egyptian authorities are investigating the disappearance of a Saudi citizen in Cairo.
In a statement on X, the Saudi embassy in Cairo said on Thursday, that it has been deploying all necessary efforts in order to disclose the whereabouts of Saudi national, Hattan Shata, who went missing over a month ago.
According to the embassy statement, surveillance cameras recorded the Saudi citizen leaving his area of residency in El Tagamoa El Khamis in New Cairo before he went missing.
It added that the intensive search by the security authorities continues, with close follow-up by the embassy and in coordination with the citizen’s family.
On Thursday, the social media in Saudi Arabia and Egypt reacted to the incident and comments were circulated on X calling on Egyptians to help find the missing man.
In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, former Egyptian Assistant Minister of the Interior, Major General Mohamed Noureddine, said that reports related to the loss of any person holding another nationality are followed up in coordination with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the embassy of his country, with daily reports being provided regarding all updates to the Egyptian Minister of Interior.
He said the disappearance notice is circulated to the various security directorates in the governorates and police departments with pictures of the missing person and the last clothes he was seen wearing, in addition to an attempt to trace his itinerary.
