Egypt reopens embassy in Libya’s Tripoli after 12-year closure

TRIPOLI: Egypt ‌reopened its embassy in Libya’s capital Tripoli on Saturday after a 12-year absence, marking a ​rapprochement with the country’s western-based administration, the foreign affairs ministry in Cairo said in a statement. The move marks a shift for Cairo, which has been one of the most prominent backers of eastern-based military commander Khalifa ‌Haftar, a ‌rival of the ​Tripoli-based ‌government. Egypt ​closed its ⁠Tripoli embassy in 2014, when many foreign missions there closed

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