UK closes embassy in Cairo amid row over activist's arrest

The UK temporarily closes its embassy in Cairo after Egyptian authorities remove security barriers, sparking a diplomatic row over the arrest of an activist. The embassy, located in Cairo's Garden City district, is shut while the impact of the changes is reviewed; however, it remains operational. The decision follows calls for a retaliatory response to the UK's handling of a protest where a pro-Egyptian government activist was arrested and later released after confronting protesters outside Egypt's UK embassy in London.