Haftar’s Visit to Egypt
(Translated)

Al-Rayah Newspaper - Issue 580 - 31/12/2025
By: Ustadh Ahmed Al-Muhadhab

On Monday, December 8, 2025, Supreme Commander of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar, made a brief visit to Egypt, seemingly at the invitation of President Sisi. According to Egyptian media, the visit focused on discussing stability in Libya, despite the fact that everyone knows Sisi is the primary factor in Libya's instability.

Therefore, it appears that Haftar went at the request of the Egyptian government, and that Trump's America was behind this summons, so that Sisi could deliver a series of orders to him, especially since the meeting was attended by the Director of Egyptian Intelligence, Major General Hassan Rashad.

This visit came after America demanded that its agents in Sudan cease fighting. One might ask, what does Haftar have to do with the war in Sudan? The truth is that Haftar is a factor fueling the war there, as he provides a conduit for arms trafficking to Sudan. He oversees the transfer of Russian weapons, paid for by the UAE, and Haftar and his sons receive payments for transporting them to Hemedti to kill the Sudanese people. The weapons ultimately reach Hemedti in Darfur, where he is promised a mini-state.

A movement is currently underway in Tripoli, fueled by the mission of the United Nations, under the guise of preparing for parliamentary and presidential elections. Haftar fears that these elections will result in his and his sons’ removal from power. What is happening is merely an attempt by America to deceive the public in western Libya, while it appears that it does not want to end the crisis or hold elections, simply to distract the people. Therefore, it pretends to be pushing for elections, while simultaneously working to undermine them!

After the war of the Jewish entity on Gaza, America senses that public opinion is beginning to stir and resent its presence there. Therefore, it continues to manufacture distractions and manipulate the people to maintain its presence at the expense of the Ummah and control its resources. This American advisor, Massad Boulos, arrived in the middle of this year to solidify the American economic presence in the country.

Therefore, there is no apparent reason for the visit of Haftar to Egypt, which suggests that it was a summons rather than a visit.

If we say it was a summons, what message did they intend to convey to him? Upon closer examination, it becomes clear that Trump wants to stop the fighting in Sudan. Therefore, he must close the supply route for weapons to reach Hemedti, as Haftar is the one delivering the Russian weapons he paid for to Hemedti.

Now that America has ordered its agents to halt the fighting, and begun exploring the partition of Sudan, it seems that, in America’s view, the plan has matured and requires a specific implementation. The stated purpose of the visit cannot be attributed to anything else, especially the pursuit of stability in Libya. Everyone knows that Egypt is not interested in Libyan stability. In fact, the Egyptian regime is widely considered the largest contributor to the instability there.

As for Haftar’s actions regarding domestic issues, his concern for monetary stability in the country, and his efforts to address the liquidity shortage and inflation, which he claims is a direct result of American policy aimed at impoverishing the people and destroying their savings, Haftar and his sons played a major role in this. They were diverting fuel from the local market to Hemedti in Sudan, leading to a severe fuel crisis in the eastern regions, where people couldn’t obtain fuel, a commodity subsidized by the Central Bank, and therefore practically free. In short, Haftar possesses none of the qualities he tries to project to the media. Haftar is only good at escalating tensions, not resolving crises.

Furthermore, those who contribute to manufacturing crises in western Libya are also at the forefront of events, which only serves to exacerbate the situation, particularly the economic crisis. Sisi is now tasked to help Haftar maintain his control over the eastern part of the country, which borders Egypt and Sudan. Haftar went to Egypt, and among the matters he wanted to know was his status and role in the next phase.

Will the impending partition of Sudan be followed by the partition of Libya? And where will Haftar stand? Will America rely on Haftar to control the eastern part of the country? It has become clear to all observers that America has asked its agents, Burhan and Hemedti, and all those with ambitions on both sides of the conflict, to stop the fighting in Sudan and prepare for the next round of negotiations.

This is the fate of those who abandon the Shariah Law of Allah (swt) and go to the Shaytan, falling for his promises and following his orders. Allah (swt) said, [وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ إِلَّا غُرُوراً] “Shaytan promises them nothing but delusion.” [TMQ Surah An-Nisaa: 120].