A viral video showing a Dutch woman confronting a man for allegedly beating a donkey near the Giza Pyramids has sparked widespread public reaction and launched an official investigation. The footage, captured in the Nazlet El-Semman area near the Sphinx archaeological site, shows the woman physically intervening after witnessing the man whip the donkey repeatedly. Social media users quickly circulated the video, calling for accountability and urging authorities to take action against animal cruelty in one of Egypt’s most visited tourist zones. The incident led to a police complaint filed by the man in the video, identified as Bilal Mahmoud, who accused the woman of assault and claimed that the video’s circulation caused him psychological and moral harm. Legal proceedings have since been initiated. On Friday, Egypt’s Ministry of Interior confirmed in a statement that the man seen in the video had been identified and arrested. According to the ministry, the man admitted to assaulting the donkey, claiming it had become agitated and that he struck it in an attempt to calm it down. The ministry added that he was surprised when the woman attempted to assault him in response,…
