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‘The Jaws of Ammit’

Lady Dorothy Rachel Melissa Walpole Mills

(1889-1959)

“… On April 1, 1991, at approximately 7:00 p.m., several EHC [Egyptian Hotels
Company] employees, led by Mr. Yusseri, took possession of the Luxor Hotel.
According to a subsequent statement to the Luxor police by Mr. Bahia El Din Abdel

Hadi El Wakeel, a security guard at the Luxor Hotel, "more than 100 people from the
EHC seized the Wena Hotel by force in spite myself and others responsible for the

security and guards in the hotel present at the time." Mr. Wakeel also stated that the
"EHC forced their entry through by force . . . which caused panic, fear, and hysteria
for the guests and employees. Two other guards, Messrs. Ismael Ahmed Hefni and

Ahmed Hamza Mostafa, made short statements, agreeing with Mr. Wakeel's
description of events.” 15.1

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Wena Hotels Ltd. v Arab Republic of Egypt, 8 December 2000
International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes

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