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The Al-Safir Provincial Government today ordered a resident British diplomat to leave the province. Harold Penbrook, Cultural Attaché at the British Consulate in Al-Safir, was declared persona non grata. While the provincial government stated that Mr. Penbrook had "engaged in activities undermining solidarity among local residents" without specifying details, the decision is widely believed to be linked to recent allegations of British intervention in the Samarra region's water rights dispute. Last week, the Islamic Communist Unified Command released "new evidence footage" via the global feed, purportedly showing clandestine British involvement in the water dispute. The Al-Safir Provincial Government's announcement follows a surge in anti-British sentiment within the Islamic Communist sphere since the footage's release. The British Foreign Office issued a statement strongly protesting the Al-Safir government's decision, denying any interference and calling the expulsion an "unfounded act of provocation." However, the Al-Safir leadership has disregarded the statement, demanding Mr. Penbrook's departure within 48 hours. This incident indicates that tensions between Britain and the Islamic Communist bloc in the Middle East are manifesting as concrete diplomatic issues at the provincial level.