While Western media and governments no longer refer to the Sunni rebel leader in Syria by his nom de guerre, Mohammed al-Julani, but by Ahmed al-Sharaa, this does not mean that he is a political lamb in a new guise. Egyptian media reports indicate that Egyptian President Fattah el-Sisi does not trust the new Syrian leader. Egypt’s deafening silence in the face of the revolution in Syria speaks volumes and reflects el-Sisi’s fears of a revolutionary domino effect that could also affect Egypt. Cairo is particularly concerned about the growing power of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkey’s territorial and religious ambitions, which are supported by Qatari capital in Syria. El-Sisi and his security chiefs fear that the success of the Islamists in Syria could encourage the Muslim Brotherhood to seek power in Egypt. All this is in Turkey’s interest to weaken Egypt’s position in the Middle East and take its leadership role in the Islamic world.

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