Egypt reopens Tripoli embassy after 12-year closure
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty inaugurated the historic building on 7 November 2026, after a security-related closure. Official work was scheduled to begin on 8 November 2026.
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Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty inaugurated the historic building on 7 November 2026, after a security-related closure. Official work was scheduled to begin on 8 November 2026.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty inaugurated his country’s historic embassy building in Tripoli on 7 November 2026, after it had been closed for 12 years because of security concerns. Official work was scheduled to begin on 8 November 2026, the Egyptian newspaper Al-Shorouk said.
The reopening comes in a country divided between rival administrations in Tripoli in the west and Tobruk and Benghazi in the east since Muammar Gaddafi’s fall in 2011. Egypt was widely considered a backer of the eastern authority, effectively led by military commander Khalifa Haftar and his self-styled Libyan National Army, while a rival government operated from Tripoli in the west.
Earlier on 7 November, Abdelatty met Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, prime minister of Libya’s Government of National Unity. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Abdelatty asked Libya for more accommodations for Egyptians living there, including extensions of deadlines, cancellation of accumulated past fines and further help for Egyptian students. These were requests, not announced changes to eligibility or entitlements.
The ministry said the two sides agreed to strengthen trade and investment cooperation, remove trade obstacles and prepare the next session of their joint high committee. They also emphasized cooperation on reconstruction involving Egyptian companies.
Abdelatty also raised Egypt’s concerns about maritime boundaries under a 2019 memorandum between Libya and Türkiye. The ministry said the sides agreed that Egyptian concerns should be addressed in line with international law and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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The regional picture has also changed: in July 2026, Türkiye and Haftar’s forces reached coordination arrangements covering military facilities, surveillance systems and training for eastern Libyan officers in Türkiye. Cairo University professor Badr Hassan al-Shafei said Egypt was reconsidering its reliance on Haftar’s forces and suggested that outreach to Tripoli could rebalance its relationships and signal to Haftar that he should coordinate with Cairo rather than act unilaterally.
Saddam Haftar, Khalifa Haftar’s son and deputy commander of eastern Libyan forces, has visited Türkiye and Qatar, which supported the former Tripoli-based Government of National Accord. Egypt has also grown concerned about the expansion of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, which allegedly received support from Haftar.
Al-Shafei suggested that direct engagement with Tripoli could help Egypt protect its oil and gas exploration interests in the Eastern Mediterranean. He also said reconstruction could bring opportunities for Egyptian workers and companies, including possible priority for incoming Egyptian workers and better conditions for workers already in Libya; he presented those benefits as possibilities.
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