US delays nearly $200 million in military aid to Egypt
WASHINGTON (AP) " The Trump administration is delaying nearly $200 million in military aid payments to Egypt pending human rights improvements.Under U.S. law, the secretary of state must certify that Egypt is meeting human rights conditions or determine that it is in the U.S. national interest to release the money.U.S. officials said Tuesday that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had signed the waiver but would hold off spending the money. Tillerson faced a September 30 deadline [...]
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