US Considers Withholding Most Military Aid to Egypt, Except for Counter-Terrorism
Unaffected by government shutdown
The United States is leaning toward withholding most military aid to Egypt except to promote counter-terrorism, security in the Sinai Peninsula that borders Israel, and other such priorities, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
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