(Wall Street Journal) Leila Hatoum, Margaret Coker, and Matt Bradley - Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi dispatched top aides to the United Arab Emirates to quell a diplomatic dispute sparked after UAE authorities arrested 11 Egyptians as part of what one security official described as a "Muslim Brotherhood-linked" terrorism cell. The latest arrests underscore the mistrust that many Gulf Arab nations feel toward the new Egyptian leadership and stand to complicate the Egyptian government's attempts to raise funds from the Gulf monarchies as it grapples with an acute economic crisis.
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