Egypt in the News on 6 August 2020

It’s all geopolitics as far as the eye can see in the foreign press this morning: The WallStreet Journal’s Jared Malsin looks at how the parties to the conflict in Libya are each looking to secure their interests — including Turkey angling to get a piece of Mediterranean energy resources — and how a face-off between Cairo and Ankara on Libyan soil would worsen the crisis. Meanwhile, Reuters and the Associated Press took note of Egypt and Sudan’s withdrawal from GERD talks. Forbes’ contributor network suggests that Egypt’s purchase of Russian warplanes despite potential US sanctions is meant to diversify its arms procurement network.