President Sisi to meet today with Hafter and Agile Salih
8 month agoA suspicious flight of "Maximus Air Cargo" Ilyushin Il-76 freighter reg. UR-BXQ MXM3704 (colleague of gigantic An-124 UR-ZYD) this morning; last tracked heading west over Egypt. This UAE company has a history of flying to Libya/NW Egypt in suspected LNA support
Haftar & Agilah are both in Cairo as of today morning. Both men are expected to meet with Sisi. Egypt is trying to end the rift between the two men as they contemplate next moves in the face of GNA/Turkey military victories in western Libya
8 month agoISIS claim engaging army forces (and later naval vessels that arrived to assist) near Rafah, North Sinai with "heavy weapons", resulting in 1 officer&2 soldiers killed, others wounded
Egypt: 1,152 new infections and 38 deaths from coronavirus
Hafter renewed his request to lift the arms embargo on the Libyan army
Haftar in Cairo insisted on withdrawal of Turkish soldiers before negotiating with GNA
Haftar in Cairo informs Egypt of rejection of foreign intervention in Libyan affairs
Haftar informed Cairo that he refusing any talks before withdrawing the GNA militia
Al Hadath sources in Cairo: Hafter demanded Egypt's international support to stop the Turkish incursion into Libya
Egypt records 36 deaths and 1,079 new infections with Coronavirus
9 month agoIl-76 aircraft on ground at Sidi Barrani Air Base (suspected use for LNA support), NW Egypt this morning.
LNA Commander Khalifa Haftar arrives to Cairo to meet with the Egyptian Minister of Defense
Haftar arrives in Cairo to meet the Egyptian Minister of Defense and the Chief of Staff of the Army
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoglu: France, Egypt, and mercenaries from neighboring countries support Haftar, but Abu_Dhabi supports them with arms and money
Egyptian Foreign Minister: We condemn the obstruction of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Bab al-Mandab, which threatens regional and international stability
9 month agoISIS claims responsibility for the attack that claimed the lives of several soldiers, including two officers [a high ranking officer] in central Sinai Jebel al-Maghara
Spokesman for the Egyptian Armed Forces: We carried out two specific operations in North Sinai, which killed 3 militants
According to Egyptian sources, Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen met with Egyptian officials, headed by intelligence chief Abbas Kamel and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and discussed the annexation plan, Gaza, the "Deal of the Century" and other issues
9 month agoThis morning, there were up to 3 flights of United Arab Emirates Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft to NW Egypt (e.g. Sidi Barrani) or Libya. Shown is track of 1230/UAF1230/896C40, but research shows that 1223/896C2B and 1227/896C2F were also active in the region
Tripoli: Around 200 people from Somalia, Sudan and Egypt are on board the Ras Jadir vessel, including women & children. 4 boats were intercepted during last night by the Libyan coast guard & since this morning 6AM they are waiting disembarkation
Egypt announces that the number of cures of the Coronavirus has increased to 5205
9 month agoUAE AF C17 heading westwards over Egypt
9 month agoA United Arab Emirates C-17A Globemaster heading to Sidi Barrani (susp. intermediate stop for LNA support, Libya) once again 896C2B should be reg. 1225
9 month agoDespite ongoing hiding efforts, Jenis Air UP-I7646 (ICAO: 683282) probably flying to Libya/Sidi Barrani yesterday, returning today*. A reliable source confirmed that AZee Air UP-I7646 was transferred to Jenis Air after their AOC was temporarily suspended
Nasrallah speech: When they discovered the tunnels in the northern border and moved to destroy them, they sent messages through Egypt, Cyprus, and @UNIFIL_ that all they were trying to do was destroy tunnels and had no extra goals. This shows the deterrence established since 2000
Egypt's FM Sameh Shoukry discussed with French FM @JY_LeDrian the developments in Libya & ways of reaching a comprehensive political settlement for the crisis. The two top diplomats warned of foreign interference in Libya. They also discussed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
9 month agoRussia and Egypt discussed Syria and Libya on 25th May
In a phone call, Egyptian President Abdelfatah Al-Sissi & Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis both rejected foreign interference in the Libyan crisis
9 month agoIsraeli army fire flare bombs in the vicinity of Israeli/ Egyptian borders, E Rafah City, S Gaza