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US to withhold $85m military aid to Egypt over political prisoners, rights

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US plans to withhold $ 85 m in military aid to Egypt owing to Cairo 's failure to uphold US conditions on freeing political prisoners and other human rights issues.

Some of the withheld funds will be redirected to Taiwan , and the remaining $ 30 m to Lebanon .

Senator Chris Murphy also urged US President Joe Biden to withhold another $ 235 m more in aid for what he described as Egypt ’s “egregious human rights record”.

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