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US approves $2.5bn arms sale to Egypt, despite rights concerns

US legislators and rights groups have called for the US to curtail military aid and sales to Egypt, citing President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's human rights record [File: Charles Platiau/Reuters]

United States President Joe Biden’s administration has approved a massive arms sale to Egypt valued at about $2.5bn, despite continued calls for Washington to curtail its support until Cairo improves its human rights record.

The possible sale, which is not finalised, includes 12 Super Hercules C-130 transport aircraft and related equipment worth $2.2bn, and air defence radar systems worth an estimated $355m.

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