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Egypt foreign policy • 29 min read

Trimming Turkey’s wings: Ankara and Cairo fight for influence in Africa and East Med

Turkey has emerged as the primary antagonist in areas where Egypt has been trying to make its mark

25 August 2020

Egypt-Libya relations • 24 min read

Why Egypt may not be going to war in Libya

Egypt has received assurances that Turkey is not going to push that much farther east.

4 July 2020

Libyan conflict • 27 min read

What comes after the collapse of Haftar’s western campaign?

Both Turkey and Egypt vying for the role of energy hub.

8 June 2020

Libyan conflict • 18 min read

UAE, Egypt prepare for Haftar’s exit after loss of Wattiyah air base

The move comes as Haftar is losing internal support as well

19 May 2020

Libya • 20 min read

An ‘unpopular mandate’? Battles in Tarhouna, Wattiyah to prove decisive for Haftar’s pact with international, Libyan backers

Tarhouna and Wattiyah could prove decisive for the Tripoli campaign and Haftar's political profile

29 April 2020

Libyan conflict • 28 min read

From Tripoli’s front lines: How Haftar recovered from the setback in Gharyan and what’s next for the advancing LNA

Tensions within the LNA have not faded away, despite the presentation of a unified front.

28 December 2019

Libyan National Army • 25 min read

The Libyan National Army’s patchy walk toward Tripoli

3 months into the assault on Tripoli, Mada takes stock of the LNA's alliances after a major setback

8 July 2019

Libya • 9 min read

After failed meetings with Sarraj, Haftar’s move to mount offensive on Libyan capital sparks disagreement with Egypt

Military strongman Khalifa Haftar set on entering Tripoli, confirm diplomatic and military sources

28 December 2018

Egypt-Libya relations • 10 min read

Cairo, Khartoum discuss end to proxy fighting in Libya in bilateral meeting

Sources close to the talks say that Libya was slated to be the primary focus of the meeting

25 November 2018

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