French Prime Minister Manuel Valls visits Egypt epa04972147 Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail looks on during the signing of a military agreement in Cairo, Egypt, 10 October 2015. Egypt and France on 10 October 2015 signed a deal to supply Cairo with two assault ships as the Middle East country is struggling with a militant insurgency at home and in the region. Under the deal, France is to sell two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships to Egypt after their sale to Russia was blocked last year in protest of Moscow's role in the Ukrainian conflict. EPA/KHALED ELFIQI