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Egypt, France
Sisi makes loud show of cooperation with DGSE

DGSE chief Bernard Emié's supposedly secret visit to Cairo last week to boost Franco-Egyptian intelligence cooperation ended up in the Egyptian press. [...]

Published on 15/03/2021 at 10:30 GMT

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