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| US embassy in Cairo briefly shuts down Twitter feed after linking to Jon Stewart | US embassy in Cairo briefly shuts down Twitter feed after linking to Jon Stewart |
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| The US embassy in Cairo temporarily shut down its Twitter feed on Wednesday and deleted a tweet linking to a video of The Daily Show in which host Jon Stewart mocked Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. | The US embassy in Cairo temporarily shut down its Twitter feed on Wednesday and deleted a tweet linking to a video of The Daily Show in which host Jon Stewart mocked Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. |
| The monologue about the arrest of an Egyptian satirist offended the Egyptian government and sparked an unusual diplomatic incident. | The monologue about the arrest of an Egyptian satirist offended the Egyptian government and sparked an unusual diplomatic incident. |
| The embassy's Twitter account was deleted and then restored minus the Stewart post after Egyptian authorities objected to a tweet that contained a link to Stewart's Monday show in which he joked about the arrest of a high-profile satirist, Bassam Youssef, who has poked fun at Morsi, US officials said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the matter publicly. | The embassy's Twitter account was deleted and then restored minus the Stewart post after Egyptian authorities objected to a tweet that contained a link to Stewart's Monday show in which he joked about the arrest of a high-profile satirist, Bassam Youssef, who has poked fun at Morsi, US officials said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the matter publicly. |
| In the clip tweeted by the embassy, Stewart came to the defence of Youssef and criticised Morsi for his arrest and interrogation as being undemocratic and petty. Youssef has been a guest on Stewart's programme. | In the clip tweeted by the embassy, Stewart came to the defence of Youssef and criticised Morsi for his arrest and interrogation as being undemocratic and petty. Youssef has been a guest on Stewart's programme. |
| Replying to the embassy on Twitter, Morsi's office wrote: "It's inappropriate for a diplomatic mission to engage in such negative political propaganda." | Replying to the embassy on Twitter, Morsi's office wrote: "It's inappropriate for a diplomatic mission to engage in such negative political propaganda." |
| The development comes as tensions between Washington and Cairo have increased in recent days over concerns that the Egyptian government is backsliding on the protection of human rights. | The development comes as tensions between Washington and Cairo have increased in recent days over concerns that the Egyptian government is backsliding on the protection of human rights. |
| Secretary of state John Kerry said on Tuesday that Washington has "real concerns about the direction Egypt appears to be moving in", adding that Egypt is at a "tipping point". His comments followed a blistering riposte from Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood to criticism of Youssef's arrest leveled on Monday by state department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland. | Secretary of state John Kerry said on Tuesday that Washington has "real concerns about the direction Egypt appears to be moving in", adding that Egypt is at a "tipping point". His comments followed a blistering riposte from Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood to criticism of Youssef's arrest leveled on Monday by state department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland. |
| Nuland spoke of a "disturbing trend" of growing restrictions on freedom of expression in Egypt, pointing to the questioning of Youssef and the arrest warrants. | Nuland spoke of a "disturbing trend" of growing restrictions on freedom of expression in Egypt, pointing to the questioning of Youssef and the arrest warrants. |
| "There does not seem to be an evenhanded application of justice here," Nuland added, saying the Egyptian government has been slow to investigate police brutality or attacks on anti-Morsi protesters and journalists. | "There does not seem to be an evenhanded application of justice here," Nuland added, saying the Egyptian government has been slow to investigate police brutality or attacks on anti-Morsi protesters and journalists. |
| The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party then denounced Nuland's comments as "blatant interference" in Egypt's internal affairs. | The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party then denounced Nuland's comments as "blatant interference" in Egypt's internal affairs. |
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