Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Obama lifts arms freeze against Egypt

U.S. President Barack Obama has lifted an arms freeze against Egypt, in an effort to boost Cairo's ability to combat the extremist threat in the region.

The U.S. aid was suspended after the 2013 military overthrow of the country's elected government.

Our Washington correspondent Kate Fisher reports

Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

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