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Netherlands Closes Cairo Embassy After Ahmed Nasser Arrest

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 2:55 AM UTC · How we work

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The Netherlands closed its embassy building in Cairo to the public as a precautionary measure.
Egyptian protesters gathered outside the Dutch embassy demanding Ahmed Nasser’s release.
Ahmed Nasser, deputy head of a pro-government youth group, was arrested in the Netherlands on October 10.
His pre-trial detention was extended by 14 days, according to Dutch broadcaster NOS.
Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty called Dutch foreign minister Tom Berendsen to demand Nasser’s release.

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The Netherlands closed its embassy building in Cairo to the public as a precautionary measure.
Egyptian protesters gathered outside the Dutch embassy demanding Ahmed Nasser’s release.
Ahmed Nasser, deputy head of a pro-government youth group, was arrested in the Netherlands on October 10.
His pre-trial detention was extended by 14 days, according to Dutch broadcaster NOS.
Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty called Dutch foreign minister Tom Berendsen to demand Nasser’s release.