Egypt press crackdown intensifies after U.S. military aid waiver, senator says
A senior Democratic senator has linked a renewed crackdown on independent journalism in Egypt to the Trump administration's decision to waive human rights conditions on part of U.S. military funding. Chris Murphy, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the move amounted to abandoning the Egyptian people. He said the pressure on journalists intensified after the money was released.Murphy made the comments at the Middle East Institute in Washington this week. He said he had no doubt the two developments were connected. The U.S.State Department said it waived conditions on a portion of military aid to Egypt in... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 30 Oct 2026 15:32 LONDON
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