(Al-Ahram-Egypt) Egyptian army chief and defense minister Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is on an official visit to Russia. Military sources told Al-Ahram on Wednesday that El-Sisi was visiting Moscow to finalize a deal on the purchase of weapons. Egypt sees Russia as a new potential ally after the U.S. suspended part of its annual military aid to Egypt.
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