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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and intelligence chief Hassan Rashad held a secret meeting in Cairo with eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar and his sons Saddam and Khaled, according to intelligence reports obtained by Telegaraf.

The talks, which took place in recent days, centered on tightening security along the Egypt-Libya border and assessing the spillover risks from Sudan’s devastating conflict.

In a brief statement, the Egyptian presidency said the parties agreed on “the importance of intensifying international and regional efforts to reach a peaceful settlement that preserves Sudan’s stability, sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

Border, Maritime and Security Priorities

The meeting comes as Cairo moves to reinforce its western frontier, fearing that the war in Sudan — which has displaced millions and drawn in multiple regional actors — could destabilize territories stretching from eastern Libya to the Red Sea.

Sisi and Haftar also discussed their “shared maritime borders” and emphasized the need for cooperation that “serves the interests of both countries without violating international law,” the statement added.

The Egyptian president reiterated his longstanding position that all foreign fighters and mercenaries must withdraw from Libya, and he reaffirmed his support for holding simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections to break Libya’s decade-long political stalemate.

Regional Mediation Efforts Intensify

The Cairo meeting builds on Egypt’s broader push to mediate the complex power dynamics shaping the Sudanese conflict.

In June 2025, Sisi reportedly arranged a meeting in Alamein between Haftar and Sudan’s Sovereign Council head, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. That encounter followed reports that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), locked in a brutal war with the Sudanese army since April 2023, had been receiving logistical support through Haftar-controlled areas in eastern Libya.

Although details of the Alamein talks were never publicly disclosed, regional sources said the discussions aimed to curb weapons flows across the volatile “border triangle” linking Egypt, Libya and Sudan — a smuggling corridor that has increasingly shaped the war’s trajectory.

Egypt now appears to be stepping up efforts to coordinate regional positions on Sudan as multiple mediation tracks stall and fears grow of a wider regional spillover.

Telegaraf News