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Despite Sinai sweetner, Egypt unlikely to sign on to Kushner's Mideast plan
[Ynet] Cash-strapped Cairo government sees development of peninsula as crucial to national security, but even prospect of a $9 billion windfall cannot sway the Egyptians on giving up part of this land for a Gazoo expansionA U.S.-proposed $9 billion aid package could tempt Egypt with long-sought financing to transform its strife-torn Sinai Peninsula, but analysts say political risks are likely to outweigh any potential financial benefit. Egypt has been struggling to launch infrastructure projects for the development of Sinai, where military and security forces have been battling Islamic State Posted by: trailing wife 2019-06-30 |
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