Egypt reopens embassy in Tripoli after 12 years

This move marks a shift for Cairo, which had been one of the most significant supporters of military commander Khalifa Haftar, whose base is in the east of the country and who is a rival to the government in Tripoli, according to the British agency Reuters. Egypt closed its embassy in Tripoli in 2014, as did many other foreign missions due to the escalation of conflict, during which rival governments established power—one in the capital and the other in the east of