Egypt reopens Tripoli embassy after 12 years and raises concerns over Turkey-Libya maritime deal

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Egypt reopened its historic embassy building in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Saturday during a visit by Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty for talks on trade, energy and a disputed maritime boundary. Libya’s acting foreign minister, Taher al-Baour, joined Abdelatty at the ceremony. Egypt closed the building in January 2014 after gunmen kidnapped five embassy staff. Its diplomatic mission resumed work in Tripoli in May 2021. Cairo has long backed Khalifa Haftar, the military commander whose forces dominate eastern Libya, where a rival government is based. In Tripoli, Abdelatty met Abdulhamid Dbeibah, the prime minister of Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Unity. The two discussed ways to make trade easier.