#Bassam Hassan
Egypt has been unanimously elected to lead a United Nations expert team tasked with drafting a treaty preventing an arms race in outer space, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 21 November. The team, formed by the UN secretary-general, will work in alignment with the General Assembly’s resolution on the matter. Egypt's Plenipotentiary Minister and Director of the Arms Control and Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Bassam Hassan, has been appointed to lead the team during its…