{"id":5898,"date":"2018-09-04T20:02:43","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T20:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/man.aisoftwareinsights.com\/?p=5898"},"modified":"2022-10-19T20:06:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T20:06:11","slug":"brief-fiscal-year-2019-appropriations-to-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/man.aisoftwareinsights.com\/en\/brief-fiscal-year-2019-appropriations-to-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Brief: Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations to Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;In recent years, the United States Congress and the Senate in particular have, through a series of hearings, statements, and appropriations bills, raised their concerns over the effectiveness of U.S. assistance to Egypt, focusing on end-use monitoring and human rights vetting of U.S. equipment, the Egyptian government\u2019s intensifying crackdown on human rights and civil society, and scorched-earth counter-terror tactics, among other issues.\\n\\nIn August 2017, President Donald Trump\u2019s administration withheld and reprogrammed nearly $300 million in foreign assistance to Egypt (including $195 million in military assistance for fiscal year 2016 withheld on the basis of democracy and human rights conditions), citing Egypt-North Korea relations and human rights as the primary reason.&quot;}\" 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recent years, the United States Congress and the Senate in particular have, through a series of hearings, statements, and appropriations bills, raised their concerns over the effectiveness of U.S. assistance to Egypt, focusing on end-use monitoring and human rights vetting of U.S. equipment, the Egyptian government\u2019s intensifying crackdown on human rights and civil society, and scorched-earth counter-terror tactics, among other issues.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2017, President Donald Trump\u2019s administration withheld and reprogrammed nearly $300 million in foreign assistance to Egypt (including $195 million in military assistance for fiscal year 2016 withheld on the basis of democracy and human rights conditions), citing Egypt-North Korea relations and human rights as the primary reason.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years, the United States Congress and the Senate in particular have, through a series of 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