US To Hithhold $85 Million In Military Aid To EgyptThe United States is set to withhold $85 million in military aid to Egypt, according to Reuters and the Wall Street Journal. The funds, a small part of the $1.3bn in annual US military aid to Cairo, will be directed to Taiwan and Lebanon, a State Department letter to congressional committees showed. The $85 million was conditioned by the US on the release of political prisoners, with lawmakers urging the Biden administration to withhold $235 million more. And despite the calls to curtail a portion of US military aid to Egypt, Washington has continued to reward Cairo with arms sales. Sisi has consistently denied there are political prisoners in Egypt and has instead framed the crackdown as part of a fight against terrorism.

Source: Egypt Independent September 14, 2023 20:02 UTC