Biden administration to deny $130 million in military aid to Egypt -sources


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  • Saturday, 29 Jan 2022

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives arrives for a G7 foreign and development ministers session with guest countries and ASEAN nations on the final day of the summit in Liverpool, Britain December 12, 2021. Anthony Devlin/Pool via REUTERS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is set to deny $130 million of military aid to Egypt over human rights concerns, three sources familiar with the decision told Reuters.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in September that the aid would be withheld if Egypt did not address specific human-rights related conditions.

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