The reopening of the Egyptian embassy in Tripoli marks a fundamental political shift, both domestically and regionally, for Libya, analysts say.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty inaugurated the historic embassy building on Saturday, which had been closed for 12 years due to security concerns.

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Libya has been politically divided since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, with rival administrations formed in Tripoli in the west and Tobruk and Benghazi in the east.

Egypt was widely considered to be backing the eastern authority, effectively led by strongman and renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar, and his self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), until recent regional developments led Cairo to rethink its approach.

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