Egypt, Russia to Hold Joint Military Exercises in Mid-October

Egypt's armed forces will hold joint military exercises with their Russian counterparts on Egyptian soil for the first time from Oct. 15-26, Cairo's military spokesman said Wednesday. Days ago, Egypt backed a Russian resolution in the U.N. Security Council on Syria that removed the demand for an end to airstrikes on Aleppo stipulated in an alternative French resolution. Both resolutions failed to pass but Egypt's support for the Russian measure put the North African country...

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