Egypt’s Sisi wins parliamentary approval for possible Libya intervention
MAHMOUD MOURAD and NADINE AWADALLA EGYPT'S parliament gave President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi the green light for possible military intervention in Libya by approving the deployment of armed forces abroad to fight "terrorist groups" and "militias". A sharp military escalation in Libya, where fighters led by eastern commander Khalifa Haftar have been battling the forces of the internationally recognised government, could risk igniting a direct conflict among the foreign powers that have poured in weapons and fighters in violation of an arms embargo. Khalifa Haftar Sisi warned last week that Egypt would not stand idle if there was a threat to national…