French President Francois Hollande is meeting his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo on Sunday to boost military ties.
The leaders are set to sign an arms deal worth more than $1bn following months of negotiations.
Al Jazeera’s Dominic Kane reports.
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