Urgent: Obama lifts block on delivery of F-16s to Egypt

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US President Barack Obama told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday he will allow the delivery of a dozen F-16 aircrafts which had been blocked following alleged abuses.

"President Obama informed President al-Sisi that he will lift executive holds that have been in place since October 2013," the White House said in a statement after the two men spoke by phone.

Source: Obama lifts block on delivery of F-16s to Egypt: White House - Yahoo Maktoob News
2nd Source : http://english.alarabiya.net/en/New...ifts-block-on-delivery-of-F-16s-to-Egypt.html

 

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US releases military aid to Egypt, cites national security

Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 1:54 pm | Updated: 2:15 pm, Tue Mar 31, 2015.


WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is releasing military aid to Egypt that was suspended after the 2013 coup in that country.

The White House says Obama is lifting the hold on sending F-16 fighter jets, tanks and other material to Egypt. The U.S. has been weighing whether to lift the hold to help combat the extremist threat spilling over from Libya and in the Sinai Peninsula.


But the White House says it is not issuing a certification that Egypt has made progress toward democracy. Instead, the U.S. is maintaining that the aid is in the interest of U.S. national security.

The U.S. had to do one or the other to unblock the aid. The funds were suspended 21 months ago when the military overthrew Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

US releases military aid to Egypt, cites national security - The Killeen Daily Herald: Politics

 

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Egypt will go for more Rafael.