Arab newspapers: Amid growing concern ... Arabs are looking for ways to counter Turkish interference

On Saturday morning, the Arab press focused on Arab concerns about Turkish moves in Syria, Iraq and Libya, in addition to the re-emergence of ISIS in Libya

Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Arab concern about a permanent Turkish presence in Idlib

The Arab newspapers published this morning dealt with several Syrian issues, most notably the situation in Idlib, and in this context Al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper said: “Arab sources expressed concern about Turkish plans to establish a permanent military presence in Idlib, northwestern Syria, in conjunction with increased interference Ankara in Libya and Iraq. "

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoglo said that his country "seeks to transform Idlib into a safe area, and that new arrangements may be made and the repositioning of Turkish forces and intelligence at the control points in Idlib."

Al-Arab: Efforts to bring Arab positions closer to Turkish interventions

In its turn, Al-Arab newspaper said it had received information that "Turkey's interventions in Libya, Syria and Iraq will be discussed at a meeting of foreign ministers of Arab countries, and that the impact of Arab national security in these interventions will be of interest."

And the League of Arab States announced, on Friday, that an emergency meeting was held at the level of foreign ministers to discuss developments in the situation in Libya, through video conference technology, after it had received a request from the Egyptian delegation to it in this regard.

A statement by the Arab League, on Friday, indicated that coordination is taking place with the presidency of the current session (Sultanate of Oman) to determine the date of the meeting, and it is expected that it will be held next week "after the Egyptian request obtained the support stipulated in the internal system by several countries."

The former Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ambassador Mohamed al-Orabi, said that Turkey's interference in the Arab region is blatant and needs to be stopped, and it is necessary to formulate a united position, and the expected meeting will not be limited to Libya only, even if it is the declared goal of the invitation.

He assured "Al-Arab" that there is difficulty in obtaining a decisive Arab position against Turkey, but the meeting aims to overcome the state of silence of what Ankara is doing in the region, taking advantage of the Arab deficit, hinting that the meeting "may call for an emergency Arab summit."

And diplomatic sources revealed that the Egyptian call is also seeking to set a minimum level of Arab alignment around Turkish interference in Libya, and stop the state of apprehension among its countries, there is a camp that appears supportive to Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, commander of the Libyan army, and another with Accord Government headed by Fayez al-Sarraj, and there is a third camp trying to stand on the fence.

And added to "Al-Arab", that Cairo wants to get support for its initiative on Libya, and denied its accusation that it wants to dominate the crisis, and dispel the doubts of Maghreb countries that it sees only support the Haftar camp, and these countries (almost) stand behind a camp for al-Sarraj.

The same sources hinted that the meeting aims to take a political stance to ease the Arab division in general, which Turkey has invested in more military interventions in Libya, Syria and Iraq.

The meeting wants to activate the role of the mechanism of the Arab neighborhood countries, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, and bypass the sensitivity that led to the emergence of two incompatible camps, which negatively reflected on dealing with the crisis, and provided Ankara with an opportunity to continue interfering and benefit from the current contradictions.

Al-Bayan: "ISIS" returns to western Libya under the umbrella of Erdogan

On the Libyan issue, Al-Bayan newspaper said, "The city of Sabratha (80 km west of Tripoli) has returned to embrace ISIS terrorist operatives under the umbrella of Turkish blatant interference, after it was liberated from it in February 2016.

Witnesses told Al-Bayan that ISIS militants are now announcing their presence in the city and are training in fighting in Baraem camp and Talil city, the two places where ISIS organization was stationed before it was previously expelled from Sabratha.

According to local sources, "ISIS operatives gathered in Sabratha hold several nationalities, including Libyan, Syrian, Egyptian, and Tunisian," most of them who were transported from northern Syria by the Turkish regime are among the mercenary hordes that Erdogan has pushed to fight in the ranks of the militias of Fayez al-Sarraj government, noting that the organization's flags have begun to appear clearly in several areas of the city.

The sources added, "The city of Sabratha, which was controlled by mercenary groups and militias in mid-April, is at risk of becoming an advanced center for ISIS in western Libya, noting that among the active operatives of the organization are dozens of those who were removed by the militia from prison after entering the city, and the remnants of the organization." Fleeing from the east of the country and from the city of Sirte, and the numbers of those who were released from al-Ra`da militia prison in Tripoli to fight against the national army, and added that the number of ISIS in Sabratha exceeds 350 members, including those who controlled the city before being expelled from it in February 2016.

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