Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Egypt parliament agrees island transfer to Saudi Arabia

The Egyptian parliament approved on Wednesday the demarcation of the maritime border with Saudi Arabia, which includes handing over the islands of Tiran and Sanafir located in the Red Sea at the southern entrance of the Gulf of Aqaba to Saudi Arabia.


Parliament Speaker Ali Abdelaal announced the parliament's approval of the agreement after the vote.

The approval of the Parliament is the last step before the final ratification of the Convention by the President of the Republic and thus its entry into force.

The National Defense and Security Committee of the Egyptian parliament had agreed earlier today to unanimously pass the convention, and referred it to the plenary for a vote...
 [alarabiya.net]
14/6/17
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