Dozens of Egyptian activists have been detained with daily crackdown raids taking place ahead of planned anti-government protests on Friday, at a time when the Egyptian regime is receiving a boost of international legitimacy hosting the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh through 18 November. While the actual number of detainees cannot be confirmed by The New Arab, a senior security source has estimated the figure to be over 160 detainees. “A total of 165 activists have so far been interrogated by prosecutors, till the time of publishing, and ordered to be detained for…