Egypt and Libya: Propaganda and Persuation for Survival

The book “Egypt and Libya: Propaganda and Persuation for survival” has been written to highlight those commonalties and the issue having common ethnic, religious and linguistic bonds which brought them in conflicting situation. Historical, political and economic aspects, besides, the role of Western Powers and particularly the US in distablising the regional balances have been discussed in this book. the book has been divided in seven chapters. The first chapter begins with detailed introduction about the subject. The study in its second chapter gives an overview on Arab unity process, failed earlier, has shown a sign of unity after the creation of Arab League. In third chapter an attempt has been made to discuss the relationship between Egypt and Libya and the issues which brought them in war like situation. Prior to the differences of opinions as to how both the countries talked about unity among the Arab Countries. Fourth chapter is a detailed description as to why Libya was isolated in North African region, Quaddafi’s assurance to Anwar al-Sadat to deliver oil to Egypt in a situation of ceasefire but his refusal to do so when ease-fire was materialized. The Libyan conspiracy against Egypt, terrorist activities and the role of the press has been discussed in this chapter. Chapter fifth focuses on the relations between Egypt and Libya in the past and emergence of a new alliance after the assassination of Egyptian President Sadat in October 1981 and the US response in chaning relations between Libya and Egypt. The sixth chapter is an analysis highlighting Lockerbie incident, the US naming Libya for explosion in Boeing 747-121, Libya” called for UN intervention, negotiations, about border between the British, Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, the unresolved border dispute leads of Gulf War, imposition of economic sanction on Iraq, Libyan vote in UN Security Council against the resolution and he demonstration staged against the US sponsored “Operation Desert Storm” by Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania and Libya. The seventh and last chapter is a summary of the entire book.