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EGYPT TURKEY

Abbas Kamel and Hakan Fidan's talks stumble on Libya and Muslim Brotherhood

Tension is rising between Egypt and Turkey's intelligence chiefs over Turkey's refusal to extradite suspected Muslim Brotherhood members and Erdogan's Libyan ambitions, differences that jeopardise an Egyptian-Turkish reconciliation. [...] (410 words)

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Turkey's MIT maps out intelligence academy plans

Abbas Kamel bets on experienced spies to mend broken ties with Ankara

Doha Bank fails to extricate itself from case of alleged Qatari funding of al-Nusra

Turkish and Egyptian spymasters eye deal on Muslim Brotherhood extradition

Turkish and Syrian spymasters making furtive moves to prepare for future normalisation

MIT drives Ankara's cautious pro-Ukraine stance

Mossad back in Ankara thanks to Israeli-Turkish rapprochement

Mahmoud Al-Sisi's standing within the Mukhabarat grows

Muslim Brotherhood presence still hampering Turkey-Egypt rapprochement

Reports of MIT Libyan proxy withdrawal greatly exaggerated

Al Nusra leader's makeover galls Washington

Washington conducts discreet operations in western Syria

Sisi protégé Mohamed Badran makes bold political comeback

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