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🇪🇬🇹🇷🇬🇷 One signature from Cairo could redraw the eastern Mediterranean, because Egypt is the only country both sea camps need. → Greece, Cyprus and Israel built their sea map on deals with Egypt (2003, 2020) → Turkey and Libya drew a rival line in 2019, ratified by eastern Libya on 20 Oct → Ankara says Egypt would gain about 26,500 km² of sea on its map So would Cairo really switch sides? Why it might → Turkey reportedly urged Egypt to join the Mecca Pact it shares with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan → More sea, Gulf money and a seat in a defence pact make a strong pitch Why it probably won't → Switching tears up the 2003 and 2020 deals, and the Israeli gas that feeds Egypt's export plants → Riyadh reportedly opposed Egypt joining the pact → This month Cairo pledged help to Riyadh and kept talking to both Ankara and Athens What the video shows → Each camp closes ranks once its seas touch; Egypt is the one flag that can still move → A line on paper needs ships to hold it, and whoever Egypt backs gets its coast and its navy too Egypt doesn't need to choose to win: being courted by both maps is already its best deal. Watch Cairo's next sea talks, with Athens or with Ankara.