29.05.2011                      25.Ijar, 5771                      Tag 40 des Omer

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Egypt detains Iranian 'diplomat' from mission in Cairo

Move puts a snag in improved relations between the two countries; diplomatic status of detained man not clear.

Egypt has detained an Iranian who worked at Iran's diplomatic mission in Cairo, security sources said on Saturday, in a potential setback to improving ties between the two countries.
Al Arabiya television named the man as Kassem al-Hosseini and described him as a diplomat who had been detained for "passing information", without giving more details….