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Egypt received its second Mistral helicopter carrier from France on Friday, raising Egypt's flag in a ceremony in the Atlantic coast port of Saint-Nazaire, Reuters reported. The carrier, named after late Egyptian president Anwar El-Sadat, is one of two carriers Egypt purchased from France last year in a deal worth 950 million. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, French Minister of Defence Jean-Yves Le Drian and their Egyptian counterparts, Sherif Ismail and Sedky Sobhy attended the deal-signing ceremony, along with Egyptian president…
