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<\/a> Does the UN have proof Egypt was buying arms from Pyongyang?<\/strong> A UN investigation into a shipment of North Korean weapons seized while trying to sail through Egyptian waters in August revealed that Egypt was the illegal shipment\u2019s final destination. The investigation \u201cuncovered a complex arrangement in which Egyptian business executives ordered mns of USD-worth of North Korean rockets for the country\u2019s military while also taking pains to keep the transaction hidden,\u201d Joby Warrick writes for the Washington Post<\/a>, citing unnamed US officials. The shipment was allegedly the largest and most recent of several \u201cclandestine\u201d transactions that prompted the USD to withhold nearly USD 300 mn in aid to Egypt, in a bid to apply more pressure on Pyongyang by forcing the Middle Eastern country to cut ties and stop supporting Kim Jong Un\u2019s \u201cbooming illicit arms trade.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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