In a move likely to worsen tensions in North Africa, Egypt's parliament approved a proposal Monday that empowers military intervention in neighboring Libya. Meanwhile, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who's on a three-day tour of West Africa, said on Tuesday those seeking a military solution in Libya will be frustrated, as only a political solution will work. "The only solution in Libya is a political solution. "Up to today, those who preferred a military solution were defeated in the field and failed," said Çavuşoğlu. He added that those who turn their back on a political solution in Libya should know they do so in vain.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 22, 2020 09:58 UTC