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A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Jan 24, 2020

Egyptian air force planes parade during the inauguration ceremony of the new Suez Canal, in Ismailia, Egypt, Aug. 6, 2015. — REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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A picture taken at the port of Dilovasi, outside Istanbul, on June 20, 2019 shows the drilling ship 'Yavuz' scheduled to search for oil and gas off Cyprus. - Turkey is set to send a new ship on June 20 to search for oil and gas off Cyprus, in a move expected to escalate tensions after the EU called on Ankara to stop its "illegal drilling activities". The region near the divided island is believed have rich natural gas deposits, triggering a race between Turkey and the internationally recognised Cyprus, whic

Egypt, Turkey show off naval strength in eastern Mediterranean

Hagar Hosny

Libya's Prime Minister-designate Abdul Hamid Dbeibah addresses lawmakers during the first reunited parliamentarian session, in the coastal city of Sirte, Libya, March 9, 2021.

Egypt still backing Libya’s Hifter

Khalid Hassan

Monks look at the view following a gunmen attack against a group of Coptic Christians travelling to a monastery in southern Egypt, in Minya, May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RTX37S37

Egypt steps up strikes in Libya following Coptic bus attack

Mohammed Magdy

In Berlin, reporting on Egyptian politics

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Libyan GNU Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, April 12, 2021.

Cairo quiet as Ankara reaches out to eastern Libya

Mustafa Fetouri

Mustafa Fetouri