31.01.2012                      07.Schwat. 5772

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US Embassy houses citizens as Egypt eyes NGOs

Egyptian military delegation expected in Washington for regular talks expected to focus in large part on the impasse over NGOs.

Several American citizens have taken refuge in the US Embassy in Cairo amid a sharpening dispute between Washington and Egypt's military-led authorities over US-funded pro-democracy groups in the country, the State Department said on Monday.
"We can confirm that a handful of US citizens have opted to stay in the embassy compound in Cairo while waiting for permission to depart Egypt," State Department spokeswoman Kate Starr said….