Egypt's Government Approves Deal to Hand Over 2 Red Sea Islands to Saudi Arabia

Egypt's government has approved a deal to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia and has sent it to parliament for ratification on Thursday, according to state television. Earlier this month, an Egyptian state advisory body recommended that a Cairo court uphold a ruling that annulled an agreement giving Saudi Arabia control of two islands. The agreement, announced in April, caused a public uproar and rare protests by Egyptians who said the uninhabited islands of Tiran and...

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