PARIS (AFP) – France basked Friday in the historic first foreign sale of its Rafale fighter jet to Egypt in a contract clinched in a breakneck three months, despite criticism over rights abuses by Cairo.For Paris the 5.2 billion euro ($5.9 billion) sale is a rare triumph after six failed attempts to export its flagship multi-role combat jet, but analysts criticised double standards as the delivery of two Mistral-class warships to Russia remains stalled over the Ukraine crisis.Rights group Amnesty International has slammed the decision to sell 24 Rafale jets and a frigate to a nation it has accused of …read more
Source: Dunya TV
