Turkiye and Libya’s Haftar are boosting military ties. Is Egypt worried?
Turkiye’s expanding military ties in eastern Libya raise new questions about regional security and Egypt’s red lines.
![Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan met with Libyan National Army Deputy Commander General Saddam Haftar in Ankara. [Handout/Turkish MInistry of Foreign Affairs]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/G6M_WQJWQAAIQcL-1784453011.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Turkiye’s expanding military ties in eastern Libya raise new questions about regional security and Egypt’s red lines.
![Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan met with Libyan National Army Deputy Commander General Saddam Haftar in Ankara. [Handout/Turkish MInistry of Foreign Affairs]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/G6M_WQJWQAAIQcL-1784453011.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)



![A Palestinian nurse carries an injured child at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, following a reported Israeli strike on a displacement camp in Al-Mawasi, on June 27, 2026. [AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/afp_6a411d1a5a5c-1782652186.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)




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