(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - A total of 43 foreign and Egyptian activists, including the son of the US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, accused of receiving illegal funds and carrying out political activities in the country, will stand trial in a Cairo court.
The case, which involves American employees of 4 US-based Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) has caused a crisis in US-Egypt relations as Egyptian authorities called it US meddling in the country's internal affairs.
The 16 Americans have been barred from leaving Egypt and seven of them have sought asylum at the US Embassy in Cairo.
This is while the US authorities have threatened to cut a USD 1.5 billion annual aid package to Egypt if the issue is not resolved.
US President Barack Obama has called on Egyptian military rulers to drop the case.
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