Senate panel slashes military aid to Egypt - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Bryant Harris

Sep 6, 2017

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 — Egyptian soldiers are seen as their convoy passes Tahrir Square to secure central Cairo as Egyptians celebrate an extension of the Suez Canal, in Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 6, 2015. — REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Apache helicopters fly over Tahrir Square during a protest to support the army, in Cairo July 26, 2013. Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi is under investigation for an array of charges including murder, the state news agency said on Friday, stoking tensions as opposing political camps took to the streets. Confirming the potential for bloodshed, two men were killed in confrontations in Egypt's second city Alexandria and a further 19 were hurt, Mena news agency reported. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYP

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