The United Kingdom has temporarily closed its embassy in Cairo amid a diplomatic row following the brief detention of an Egyptian government supporter during protests in London.

Abdel Qadir, a staunch supporter of the Egyptian government, was briefly jailed for confronting the protesters at the Egyptian Embassy in London during a protest against the Gaza siege.

Amid this diplomatic row, the UK has temporarily closed its embassy after Egyptian authorities removed security barriers outside the UK embassy in Cairo.

The UK Foreign Office said the embassy in Medina Garden City "will remain closed until these

Calls for Egypt to retaliate have been rife following the UK's response to protests at the Egyptian embassy in London over the Gaza siege.