US releases $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 13, 2024 4:21 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US State Department said Thursday it was unconditionally releasing $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt, at a time when Cairo and Washington have been working closely on a Gaza ceasefire deal.

Last year, the United States had made the release of part of this annual aid conditional on progress being made on respecting human rights in Egypt, a country where ruler Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been accused of suppressing dissent.

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