Egypt: Reactions to Court Ruling Voiding Transfer of Red Sea Islands to Saudi Arabia

16 January 2017

Cairo — Following Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court ruling that confirmed that two Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir fall under Egyptian sovereignty, a number of politicians and activists expressed their reactions of the ruling.

The court rejected on Monday a government appeal against the invalidation of Tiran and Sanafir ruling, confirming that the two Red Sea islands fall under Egyptian sovereignty.

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