Libya crisis: Are Qatar and Egypt crafting a deal?

TY - ADVS

T1 - Libya crisis: Are Qatar and Egypt crafting a deal?

A2 - Krieg, Andreas

PY - 2022/10/3

Y1 - 2022/10/3

N2 - When Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi arrived in Doha on 13 September, commentators were quick to interpret the visit as a debtor flying to meet an important creditor in the Gulf. This in itself might already be noteworthy, considering that both countries have had a frosty relationship since the 2013 military coup in Egypt.Yet, what is more remarkable is that both Egypt and Qatar have carved out a space for bilateral relations that moves beyond financial ties to geo-strategic portfolios - Libya being the most pressing one as of late.

AB - When Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi arrived in Doha on 13 September, commentators were quick to interpret the visit as a debtor flying to meet an important creditor in the Gulf. This in itself might already be noteworthy, considering that both countries have had a frosty relationship since the 2013 military coup in Egypt.Yet, what is more remarkable is that both Egypt and Qatar have carved out a space for bilateral relations that moves beyond financial ties to geo-strategic portfolios - Libya being the most pressing one as of late.

KW - Libya

KW - Qatar

KW - Turkey

KW - Egypt

M3 - Web publication/site

PB - Middle East Eye

ER -