Senate panel slashes military aid to Egypt
Frustrated appropriators vote to cut military assistance to Cairo by $300 million.
![EGYPT-SUEZCANAL/ Army soldiers are seen as their convoy passes by Tahrir square to secure central Cairo as Egyptians celebrate an extension of the Suez Canal, in Cairo, Egypt, August 6, 2015. Egypt will open an expansion to the Suez Canal to great fanfare on Thursday, the centrepiece of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's plans to revitalise the country's economy after years of damaging political turmoil. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - GF20000015455](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2017/09/RTX1NB4Q.jpg/RTX1NB4Q.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=pimPxVuO)
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