'Just a blip?': Questions swirl over Egypt's role in Menendez case as US ties jolted

If military aid comes out of this unscathed, Cairo might even be able to take solace in the fact that their defence ties endured the Menendez indictment and a reported counter-intelligence investigation.

“This is a blip as opposed to a major detriment to bilateral US-Egyptian relations,” Jonathan Lord, head of the Middle East security programme at the Center for a New American Security, told MEE.

“The stakes are too high for both countries. Egypt and the US will continue to work together.”

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