Travellers from around the world reacted to Schlappig's review and shared comments on social media platforms and on his blog about similar experiences.
Public protests have legally been banned in Egypt without a prior security permit, since the military under the then-defence minister Sisi seized power in 2013.
IMF's Kristalina Georgieva’s visit to Egypt will precede another by a delegation from the institution expected to review the country's economic reform progress.
UAE's bin Zayed pardoned three prominent Egyptian football figures after they had been sentenced to jail over assaulting a local security guard during a match.