Egypt Summons Qatar Envoy amid Row over Brotherhood
Egypt's foreign ministry said it summoned Qatar's ambassador on Saturday in protest at Doha's criticism of the military-installed government's crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.
Relations between the two countries have deteriorated following the Egyptian military's overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi and a deadly crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood movement, which Qatar backs.
The Qatari Al-Jazeera news broadcaster has also incensed Egypt's government with its coverage of a police crackdown on persistent Brotherhood protests since Morsi's overthrow in July.
"The Qatari ambassador was summoned over a statement by the Qatari foreign ministry," Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman Badr Abdelatty told AFP.
Source: Agence France Presse
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