The ministry noted that upon being notified of Hamed's death, the Egyptian Consulate General in Paris has been in contact with French authorities to seek information on the investigation.

“Upon learning of the incident, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Badr Abdelatty directed the Consulate General in Paris to closely monitor the investigation procedures with the French authorities and to obtain the official report from the relevant French agencies to determine the cause of death,” read the statement.

The ministry has also instructed the consulate to expedite the process of obtaining a death certificate and arranging for the repatriation of Hamed's body to Egypt once the investigation is complete.

The Ministry expressed its deepest sorrow over the passing of the deceased and extended its heartfelt condolences to her family.

Hamed, a 29-year-old researcher in biotechnology, was a PhD student at the Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell at Paris-Saclay University.

She holds a master's degree in genomics and epigenetics from the same university.

Following the news of her death, alleged posts from her Facebook account speaking about her suspicions of being under surveillance went viral.

Some social media users speculated that suspicious circumstances surrounded her death.

The hashtag “#The_right_of_Reem_Hamed” in Arabic went viral on both Facebook and X over the past few hours.

Nader Hamed, the deceased researcher’s brother, has urged social media users to refrain from discussing any details related to the death until confirmed information is available.

He emphasized that there is currently no criminal evidence and that any speculation could potentially harm Reem's rights.