Sisi calls for US military and economic aid to #Egypt
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A file picture taken on May 4, 2014 shows Egypt’s ex-army chief and leading presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi giving his first television interview since announcing his candidacy in Cairo. (Photo: AFP)
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who ousted elected Islamist president Mohammed Mursi and is set to become Egypt’s next head of state, called on the United States to help fight “terrorism.” In his first interview with an international news organization in the run-up to the May 26-27 vote, Sisi called for the resumption of US military aid, worth $1.3 billion a year, which was partially frozen after a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. Asked what message he has for US President Barack Obama, Sisi said: “We are fighting a war against terrorism.” read (...)