Prominent Kuwaiti media figure Mohammed Ahmed Al-Mulla sent a strong message of solidarity to the Egyptian people, praising the authorities’ decision to remove security barriers around the British Embassy in Garden City, Cairo.

The Kuwaiti writer and media personality described the step taken by the Egyptian authorities as “reciprocity,” in response to the security negligence witnessed at the Egyptian Embassy in London, amid escalating diplomatic tensions between Cairo and London following the British authorities’ failure to protect the Egyptian mission from attacks attributed to extremist groups.

Al-Mulla wrote on his official account on the “X” platform: “The brotherly Egyptian people are civilized and dignified, above extremist groups that found refuge in Britain under the cover of freedom laws.”

The Kuwaiti media figure added, “Britain could not tolerate the removal of barriers in front of its embassy in Cairo, so it closed it entirely, while today it hosts those who raise hate slogans and attack embassies. Reciprocity is justice. Long live Egypt!”

This message sparked wide interaction on social media platforms, with many Egyptians praising Al-Mulla’s support and his affirmation of Egypt’s sovereignty and right to take a firm stance.

Egyptian authorities removed the concrete barriers surrounding the British Embassy on Sunday in a move considered by Egyptian diplomatic sources as a response to Britain’s failure to meet Cairo’s demands to provide adequate protection for its embassy in London, which was subjected to attacks described as organized.

The British Embassy announced the temporary closure of its main building in Cairo to review security procedures, sparking widespread debate about the implications of this decision.

This crisis comes within a complex diplomatic context reflecting the principle of “reciprocity” entrenched in international law, which states that countries have the right to take reciprocal measures of equal degree in response to any violations against their diplomatic missions.

According to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961), the host country is responsible for protecting diplomatic missions on its territory, and any failure to do so is considered a violation of international law.

Reports indicated that British authorities allowed demonstrations near the Egyptian Embassy in London, led by groups accused by Cairo of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood organization, leading to media and political escalation in Egypt calling for the application of the reciprocity principle.