Despite need for Sinai funds, Egypt unlikely to join Kushner plan

CAIRO (Reuters) - A U.S.-proposed $9 billion (£7 billion) aid package could tempt Egypt with long-sought financing to transform its strife-torn Sinai peninsula, but analysts say political risks are likely to outweigh any potential financial benefit.

Egypt has been struggling to launch infrastructure projects for the development of Sinai, where military and security forces have been battling Islamic State-linked militants.