Libya in light of Egypt-Turkiye rapprochement

With the arrival of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in Ankara, on 4 September, for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the long feud between the two regional powers appears to have ended on good terms. For years, both men have been trading barbs against each other, until relations started to warm up a couple of years ago. By the time Mr. Erdogan arrived in Cairo last February for his first visit since 2012, together with the exchange of ambassadors – who were expelled in 2013 – Cairo and Ankara appeared on genuine and serious political rapprochement. Ankara has been all but furious with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi since he took power for toppling the former elected late President, Mohamed […]