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South Korea on Tuesday said it signed a $1.6 billion arms deal with Egypt a week after US President Joe Biden’s administration approved another massive arms sale to the Middle Eastern nation. The office of President Moon Jae-in in Seoul said the deal to provide K9 self-propelled howitzers to Egypt is the country’s biggest export contract for the weapon. It is manufactured by Hanwha Defense. Moon’s office did not provide further details on the deal, including how many of the howitzers Egypt will acquire. There was no immediate comment from Egypt. Tuesday’s announcement came two weeks after Egyp…