Politics
Senator Murphy blames Trump aid waiver for Egypt's press crackdown
US Senator Chris Murphy, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says the Trump administration's decision to waive human rights conditions on more than $300 million in military aid to Egypt has emboldened Cairo. Journalists from two independent outlets have been arrested over the past month. The State Department cited Egypt's importance to US national security interests.

This summary is based on reporting by BBC News.
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