A report by La Tribune says the French Ministry of Finances has blocked the sale of 12 Rafale fighters to Egypt.
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Cairo intends to purchase the fighters with a loan but the civil servants at the ministry are unwilling to grant the loan as Egypt had borrowed a huge amount to fund its weapons purchase from France.
Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is expected to bring up the issue with President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Paris this week.