Egypt
A Cairo civil court ordered Uber Egypt, on Wednesday, 24 June, to pay EGP 10 million (USD 201,490), in compensation to the family of Habiba El-Shamaa, who died after jumping from a moving Uber vehicle in February 2024 in fear of being abducted. El-Shamaa sustained critical injuries and died weeks later, in a case that sparked widespread public outrage and renewed concerns over passenger safety on ride-hailing applications in Egypt. While the court ruled in favour of El-Shamaa’s family against…
