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Biden Approves Major Arms Sale to Egypt

January 25, 2022 at 10:25 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a massive $2.5 billion arms sale to Egypt despite ongoing concerns over human rights,” the AP reports.

“The sales were announced just hours after congressional Democrats urged the administration not to release a much smaller package of military assistance that had been put on hold last year pending the Egyptian government meeting certain rights-related conditions.”

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