Confrontations between security forces and neighbors of members of the Muslim brotherhood movement took place in the governorates of Kafr El-Sheik raising the number to 13 and Gharbeya 8.

At first glance, the crackdown by the Egyptian authorities on the Muslim Brotherhood closely resembles earlier security campaigns.

The recent ascension of Mohamed Badie as the eighth supreme leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood group has been met with widespread frustration among the movement's reform-minded younger generation.

The Arabic Network for Human Rights today strongly denounced the escalating campaign against members and activists of Muslim Brothers in Egypt, as security arrested15 members of the Movement, including Mahmoud

In a series of raids carried out across the country, 13 members of the Brotherhood were rounded up including deputy chief, Mahmoud Ezzat, who was taken from his Cairo home,

Chairman of the MB Dr. Mohammed Badie delivered his weekly statement with high spirits despite the numerous arrests that have taken place against members of the groups ranks.

The latest security clampdown on the Brotherhood's leadership heralds an even tougher policy.

State prosecution has issued a 15 day detention order to the MB leaders who were arrested recently in the ruling regimes latest sweep against the opposition.

At 8:00pm on Wednesday Cairo Time Aljazeera Live channel will be hosting Dr. Mohamed Morsy, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood Guidance Bureau and the MB's media spokesman.

The latest sweep against the MB leaders has harvested much disdain and contempt by numerous activist and human rights members.