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US frees some aid for Egypt, claiming progress on abuses

FILE - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi looks on during a press conference after talks with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic at the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, July 20, 2022. The Biden administration said Wednesday, Sept. 14, that it will again give Egypt much of a $300 million tranche of annual military aid to that country that's conditioned on human rights improvements, saying the U.S. ally had made progress by releasing some 500 of its estimated 60,000 political prisoners. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

FILE - Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a State Department careers conversation at Purdue University, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in West Lafayette, Ind. The Biden administration says it's again giving Egypt much of a $300 million tranche of annual military aid to that country that’s conditioned on human rights improvements. Senior U.S. officials, speaking on condition they not be identified to discuss details of the administration's decision-making, disclosed the move by Blinken. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

US frees some aid for Egypt, claiming progress on abuses