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White House to review Egypt aid

The White has said it will hold a cabinet-level meeting to discuss the possibility of cutting some US aid to Egypt, after the recent crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. The spiritual leader of the Brotherhood remains in police custody in Cairo.

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Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader arrested in Cairo

The spiritual leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has been detained by police in Cairo, security officials said.

The private ONTV network showed footage of a man the network said was Mohamed Badie after his arrest.

A man said to be the spiritual leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie. Credit: RTV

Officials said Badie was detained in a flat in the eastern Cairo district of Nasr City, where a pro-Morsi sit-in protest was cleared out during a crackdown that turned violent last week.

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