Can Turkey and Egypt break the ice after years of chilly relations? Sinem Cengiz March 05, 2021 23:36 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a news conference in Tirana, Albania, February 12, 2020. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/4hrum There are many examples to be found throughout the history of international relations of occasions when regional or global changes prompted states to adjust their foreign policies by placing the national interest ahead of ideology. At a time of increased competition for power in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, and as the recent change of administration in Washington begins to affect the Middle East, countries in the region have started looking for ways to reach out to each other despite their many differences.