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Obama lifts block on delivery of F-16s to Egypt: White House

By AFP
Egypt This US Department of Defense photo shows an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft as it flies over the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex on October 16, 2008.  By Jonathan Synder DOD  US Air ForceAFPFile
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This US Department of Defense photo shows an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft as it flies over the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex on October 16, 2008. By Jonathan Synder (DOD / US Air Force/AFP/File)

Washington (AFP) - US President Barack Obama told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday he will allow the delivery of a dozen F-16 aircrafts which had been blocked following alleged abuses.

"President Obama informed President al-Sisi that he will lift executive holds that have been in place since October 2013," the White House said in a statement after the two men spoke by phone.

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