Egypt says suspended US military exercises to resume
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CAIRO – Egypt's armed forces said on Tuesday that joint US-Egyptian military exercises will resume this month for the first time since 2009, after US officials cancelled them in 2013 following an Egyptian army crackdown on protests.
The joint training is usually held every two years but was also cancelled in 2011 after the "Arab Spring" uprising that year that overthrew Egypt's longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak.
The announcement on the "Bright Star" exercises came weeks after President Donald Trump's administration denied Egypt $95.7 million in aid and delayed $195 million because of its failure to progress on respecting rights and democratic norms.
