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France hails ‘historic’ jet sale to Egypt despite rights concerns


Paris (AFP) – France basked Friday in the “historic” first foreign sale of its Rafale fighter jet to Egypt in a contract clinched in a breakneck three months, despite criticism over rights abuses by Cairo.For Paris the 5.2 billion euro ($5.9 billion) sale is a rare triumph after six failed attempts to export its flagship multi-role combat jet, but analysts criticised double standards as the delivery of two Mistral-class warships to Russia remains stalled over the Ukraine crisis.Rights group Amnesty International has slammed the decision to sell 24 Rafale jets and a frigate to a nation it has accused of …read more

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