For the first time ever, U.S. blocks military aid to Egypt

By World Tribune on October 3, 2013   BB Middle East, Egypt, Exclusives, Mideast, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Intelligence, Washington  

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has withheld more than a third of military aid to Egypt for fiscal 2013. The administration of President Barack Obama decided to withhold $584 million of U.S. military aid to Egypt allocated for fiscal 2013. Officials said the money was deposited in the Federal Reserve Bank for […]