Egypt and Turkey have agreed to exchange ambassadors after years of estrangement. Experts believe the move may move from normalization to alliance.

The situation in Libya and the Turkish presence there add complications to the scene. Israel will not stand by in the face of such a rapprochement, a professor at Menia University argues. The improvement of Egyptian-Turkish relations may open the door to a new demarcation of the intertwined maritime borders, a researcher says. and restore to Egypt some of its fields seized by Israel.