Egypt, however, did not request any international assistance and the ship was successfully dislodged on Monday morning. Istanbul became a bastion for media outlets for Arab dissidents fleeing persecution from Egypt, Syria, Yemen and Libya following the 2011 Arab Spring protests. “Egypt was, is and always will be very important to Turkey, and good relations are a top foreign policy priority for Ankara,” he said. If relations work out, Egypt will give political concessions in the Mediterranean and perhaps in Libya, where Turkey is present,” he said. He hosts a popular program, “Masr Al Naharda” or Egypt Today, on the Mekameleen satellite channel, which is broadcast from Turkey.

Source: Libya Today March 29, 2021 15:45 UTC