Talks between Egypt and Turkey leading to a possible restoration of diplomatic relations at ambassador level continue. Turkey certainly needs the support of stable nations in the region given her recent natural disasters on top of a plunging economy. One positive outcome of the rapprochement could be the release of journalists gaoled by the Sisi regime without trial because they were seen to be sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood. Turkey had supported the Brotherhood during its short-lived democratically-elected administration and during the revolt which brought Sisi to power.
A worrying possibility is that Turkey will be persuaded to abandon her support for the elected government of Libya which helped stave off the insurgency of Khalifa Haftar, who was backed by Egypt and the UAE.
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