Egypt 's current round of political turmoil began when former President Mohamed Morsy was removed from office in a July 3 coup . NEW : Four Al Jazeera journalists were arrested , the network said . NEW : Al Jazeera calls the arrests `` arbitrary , '' slams `` harassment '' of network . The U.S. government has accused Qatar and its allies in Saudi Arabia and Turkey of funding extremist groups that have been behind a wave of attacks on Western targets including hotels and restaurants in recent months as part The government recently declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization .
NEW : Four Al Jazeera journalists were arrested , the network said . NEW : Al Jazeera calls the arrests `` arbitrary , '' slams `` harassment '' of network . The U.S. government has accused Qatar and its allies in Saudi Arabia and Turkey of funding extremist groups that have been behind a wave of attacks on Western targets including hotels and restaurants in recent months as part The government recently declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization .