Alongside Sisi, Macron says France will sell arms to Egypt irrespective of rights
JOHN IRISH FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron has said would not condition the sale of weapons to Egypt on human rights because he did not want to weaken Cairo's ability to counter-terrorism in the region, a comment likely to draw the ire of critics. Both states - which share concerns about instability across the Sahel, threats from jihadist groups in Egypt and the political vacuum in Libya - have cultivated closer economic and military ties during President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's rise to power. But 17 French and international human rights groups issued a statement ahead of a visit by Sisi to…