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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 588

US aid to Egypt

A Palestinian pupil walks past United Nations Relief and Works Agency, (UNRWA) and USAID humanitarian aid, on June 6, 2010 in the Shatie refugee camp in Gaza City. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
January 28, 2025, 4:52 am
US has assured multiple Mideast countries that aid will resume after review
Trump administration makes assurances as order to pause most foreign assistance has recipients scrambling to determine if they’ll receive anything when 90-day hold expires
By Jacob Magid
Sen. Marco Rubio attends the 60th US Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)
January 24, 2025, 11:38 pm
US freezes new funding for most foreign aid programs, Israel military aid unaffected
State Department to conduct review to ensure funding aligns with Trump’s ‘foreign policy agenda’; humanitarian food programs and military assistance to Egypt also won’t be impacted
By Ellen Knickmeyer and Farnoush Amiri
Sen. Ben Cardin, Democrat-Maryland, speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2021. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)
October 4, 2023, 4:22 am
US senator says military aid to Egypt on hold until Cairo’s rights record improves
Move announced by Ben Cardin days after he took over Congressional panel post vacated by Bob Menendez, who has been indicted in scandal that touched on ties with Egypt
By AFP
Illustrative: A member of the Muslim Brotherhood waves his hand from a defendants cage in a courtroom in Torah prison, southern Cairo, Egypt, August 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
October 18, 2022, 11:57 am
Some US military aid to Egypt blocked after senator’s human rights objections
Sen. Patrick Leahy says US must not allow policy interests to override attention to Cairo’s poor human rights record: ‘Situation facing political prisoners in Egypt is deplorable’
By Ellen Knickmeyer and Matthew Lee
In this December 21, 2017 file photo, US Vice President Mike Pence speaks to reporters in a hangar at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP, File)
January 18, 2018, 11:06 am
Pence visit exposes dilemma facing Egypt, Jordan over Jerusalem recognition
Cairo and Amman, both recipients of generous US aid, will be forced to strike careful balance in addressing Palestinian criticism
By AP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform legislation in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, December 13, 2017. (AFP/Saul Loeb)
December 22, 2017, 5:03 pm
Trump says US ‘foolishly spent $7 trillion in the Middle East’
After Jerusalem defeat at UN General Assembly, US president tweets it is time to start focusing funds on rebuilding America
By ToI Staff and AP
US President Donald Trump welcomes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi to the West Wing of the White House, April 3, 2017. (Mark Wilson Wilson/Getty Images via JTA)
August 25, 2017, 11:15 am
After Kushner snub, Trump calls Egypt’s Sissi to affirm support
US has cut or delayed $300 million in aid over human rights concerns amid Cairo’s years-long crackdown on dissent
By AFP
Senior Adviser to US President Donald Trump Jared Kushner makes a statement at the White House after hearings in the Senate Intelligence Committee on July 24, 2017. (AFP Photo/Yuri Gripas)
August 23, 2017, 2:17 pm
After US cuts aid to Egypt, Kushner snubbed in Cairo
Foreign minister cancels meeting with US peace delegation the day after Trump administration announces cuts over human-rights concerns
By AP and ToI Staff
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner at an event in the White House on June 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
August 23, 2017, 11:35 am
Trump adviser Kushner in Cairo for talks on peace
US president’s son-in-law on Mideast tour in bid to jump-start stalled negotiations; to meet Netanyahu, Abbas on Thursday
By AP and ToI Staff
Egyptian police deploy in the Egyptian capital Cairo during a demonstration, December 5, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)
December 11, 2014, 12:04 pm
Spending bill would allow US to resume military aid to Egypt
Although funding still to be dependent on improving rights record, a ‘national security’ waiver gives a way around restrictions
By Stuart Winer
Secretary of State John Kerry, right, talks with Sen. Patrick Leahy on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 13, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Charles Dharapak)
From the WebApril 30, 2014, 4:56 am
Senior US lawmaker blocks aid for Egyptian military
Reuters: Patrick Leahy, chairman of Senate group that oversees foreign aid, rails against ‘sham trial’ that resulted in 683 sentenced to death
US Secretary of State John Kerry, right, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy speak to the media prior to their meeting in Washington, DC on April 29, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Mladen Antonov)
April 30, 2014, 2:21 am
Egypt must prove it wants democracy, warns Kerry
Top US diplomat presses his Egyptian counterpart on ‘disturbing’ judicial decisions, detention of journalists
By AFP
Egyptian military helicopters fly overhead as soldiers stand guard at an entrance to Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 6, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra/File)
April 24, 2014, 1:50 am
US lifting freeze on aid to Egypt
White House to seek Congressional approval for release of $650 million in military aid, in addition to 10 Apache helicopters
By AFP
Egyptian military helicopters fly overhead as soldiers stand guard at an entrance to Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 6, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra/File)
January 15, 2014, 1:50 am
US links Egypt aid to reforms, peace with Israel
Congressional spending bill would restore $1.5 billion in military and economic aid, if Cairo abides by Washington’s parameters
By AP and ToI Staff
Egyptian military helicopters fly overhead as soldiers stand guard at an entrance to Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 6, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra/File)
December 19, 2013, 3:47 am
Senate bill would allow US to resume Egypt aid
New State Dept. travel alert warns that Americans are being arrested, deported for being near protests or taking pictures
By Bradley Klapper
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