The senator’s predecessor was indicted in a scandal that touched on ties with Cairo.
WASHINGTON: The new top US senator on foreign relations on Tuesday blocked some US$235 million in military aid to Egypt over human rights concerns, after his predecessor was indicted in a scandal that touched on ties with Cairo.
He said he would withhold the assistance to Egypt if it “does not take concrete, meaningful and sustainable steps to improve the human rights conditions in the country.” The state department last month approved US$1.215 billion in military aid to Egypt for the coming year, its latest major package for Cairo despite Biden’s calls to emphasise human rights.
Menendez, also a Democrat, has denied the charges and refused to resign but stepped aside from the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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