DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Qatar-based satellite news channel Al-Jazeera accused Egypt on Monday of detaining one of its producers on ‘‘fabricated charges,’’ its latest newsroom employee to be entangled in their bitter dispute.

The broadcaster issued a statement describing the allegations leveled by Egypt’s Interior Ministry against Mahmoud Hussein as containing ‘‘an alarming number of false facts and allegations.’’

Egypt said Sunday it detained Hussein at a home in Cairo. It said he was instructed by his Doha-based employer to publish ‘‘false rumors’’ about the country. Al-Jazeera said Hussein didn’t work as a ‘‘correspondent supervisor as alleged,’’ but as a producer for its Arabic-language channel.

‘‘Mahmoud went to Egypt to visit his family during his vacation with full confidence in himself, his profession, and his integrity,’’ the broadcaster said.

Egyptian officials have said Hussein will be held for 15 days pending an investigation.

This is the latest arrest by Egypt targeting the state-funded broadcaster, whose coverage has drawn intense government criticism.

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