MENU
  • Loading ...
  • Loading ...

Dalby Accommodation

Latest News Dalby Accommodation

Are you looking for a holiday? Get special deals.

 

US will redirect millions of funds for Egypt to Taiwan and Lebanon

15 Sep 2023 By cnn

US will redirect millions of funds for Egypt to Taiwan and Lebanon

The Biden administration has notified Congress that it will withhold $85 million in aid to Egypt that had been conditioned on Cairo's progress in its treatment of political prisoners, instead diverting that money to Taiwan and Lebanon, sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN.

The administration said it would redirect $55 million worth of that funding to Taiwan and $30 million to Lebanon, the sources said.

However, the administration will allow Cairo to access $235 million of the total of $320 million in foreign military financing that is conditioned on human rights issues, a senior State Department official said Thursday.

The US provides more than $1 billion in foreign military financing to Egypt and the vast majority of it is not conditional.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken "determined that it is in the US national security interest to waive certain human rights related conditions" and allow the $235 million to go to Egypt.

"What I'm describing today reflects our current assessment that Egypt's cooperation merits the national security waiver for fiscal year 2022," the official said.

"Our position on the very serious human rights situation in Egypt absolutely has not changed and we're going to continue to raise those issues in Egypt consistently and at the most senior levels," they added.

The conditions around the $85 million - "that Egypt is making clear and consistent progress in relieving political prisoners, providing detainees with due process and preventing harassment of American citizens" - cannot be waived, the official explained.

"The Secretary is determined that Egypt has not fulfilled his conditions and therefore we are reprogramming that 85 million," the official said.

The Wall Street Journal first reported on the redirection of the funds.

Last month, a group of 11 House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to withhold all $320 million in conditional foreign military financing over concerns about Cairo's human rights abuses.

"We acknowledge the historic, deeply rooted bilateral U.S. - Egypt relationship, based in shared social, economic, and political ties," wrote the lawmakers, led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rep. Gregory Meeks.

"Nonetheless, we are strongly concerned by reports from both the State Department as well as numerous credible human rights and civil society organizations about the persistent and continued systemic violations of human rights in Egypt," the letter continued.

"As we continue to stand for the prioritization of basic human rights in our foreign policy and call on the Administration to adhere to the spirit and letter of the law in ensuring progress in the U.S.-Egypt relationship, we call on you to withhold the full $320 million of FY22 FMF until Egypt's human rights record significantly improves," it concluded.

Meanwhile, the administration has been working to bolster Taiwan's defense capabilities in preparation for a potential conflict with China, and in July announced a new weapons package for the self-governing island valued at up to $345 million.

More News

Booking.com
Paralyzed man speaks and sings with AI brain-computer interface
Paralyzed man speaks and sings with AI brain-computer interface
SparkKitty mobile malware targets Android and iPhone
SparkKitty mobile malware targets Android and iPhone
Meta AI's new chatbot raises privacy alarms
Meta AI's new chatbot raises privacy alarms
Mom pulls off sneaky airline seat hack that has other travelers in disbelief
Mom pulls off sneaky airline seat hack that has other travelers in disbelief
Rare 'tsunami' roll cloud hovers over beachgoers in popular destination spot
Rare 'tsunami' roll cloud hovers over beachgoers in popular destination spot
NBC's Savannah Guthrie shrugs off bias accusations against journalists in conversation with Monica Lewinsky
NBC's Savannah Guthrie shrugs off bias accusations against journalists in conversation with Monica Lewinsky
Berkeley launches a lightweight open-source humanoid robot
Berkeley launches a lightweight open-source humanoid robot
Taylor Lorenz mocked by Piers Morgan panel after she defends band's 'Death to the IDF' chant
Taylor Lorenz mocked by Piers Morgan panel after she defends band's 'Death to the IDF' chant
Wife of British soccer club executive killed in jet ski collision in Spain
Wife of British soccer club executive killed in jet ski collision in Spain
Keith Urban seemingly exits interview when pressed about Nicole Kidman's romantic scenes with younger men
Keith Urban seemingly exits interview when pressed about Nicole Kidman's romantic scenes with younger men
Barry Morphew to appear in court after grand jury indictment charging him with wife's murder
Barry Morphew to appear in court after grand jury indictment charging him with wife's murder
UPenn agrees to follow Trump's mandate on protecting women's sports after Lia Thomas investigation
UPenn agrees to follow Trump's mandate on protecting women's sports after Lia Thomas investigation
Massachusetts police officer shot by colleague during service of restraining order
Massachusetts police officer shot by colleague during service of restraining order
British pop star Lily Allen laughs about not being able to remember how many abortions she's had
British pop star Lily Allen laughs about not being able to remember how many abortions she's had
Caitlin Clark ruled out for Commissioner's Cup final as Fever star misses third straight game with injury
Caitlin Clark ruled out for Commissioner's Cup final as Fever star misses third straight game with injury
Fox News leaves rivals in the dust with historic Q2 ratings, posts viewership wins over ABC, NBC, CBS
Fox News leaves rivals in the dust with historic Q2 ratings, posts viewership wins over ABC, NBC, CBS
Sophie Cunningham criticizes WNBA's new expansion cities: 'Not so sure what the thought process is'
Sophie Cunningham criticizes WNBA's new expansion cities: 'Not so sure what the thought process is'
Country singer Gavin Adcock blasts Beyonce's 'Cowboy Carter' album, says it's 'not country music'
Country singer Gavin Adcock blasts Beyonce's 'Cowboy Carter' album, says it's 'not country music'
Diddy jury reaches partial verdict in sex trafficking, racketeering trial
Diddy jury reaches partial verdict in sex trafficking, racketeering trial
JONATHAN TURLEY: Why NYC's Zohran Mamdani looks more and more like a hardcore Marxist
JONATHAN TURLEY: Why NYC's Zohran Mamdani looks more and more like a hardcore Marxist
Latest News

copyright © 2025 Dalby Accommodation.   All rights reserved.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z