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Hollande and Sisi sign deals in Egypt visit dogged by rights criticism

Sisi said that 'European criteria' of human rights should not be applied to struggling countries such as Egypt
Sisi (back-R) and Hollande (back-L), and their defence ministers Jean-Yves Le Drian (L) and Sedki Sobhi in Cairo (AFP)
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