egypt appeals reversed ruling ceding islands to saudi arabia
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Arab Today, arab today
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today

Egypt appeals reversed ruling ceding islands to Saudi Arabia

Arab Today, arab today

Arab Today, arab today Egypt appeals reversed ruling ceding islands to Saudi Arabia

airplane shows the Red Sea's Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background) islands in the Straits of Tiran between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia
Jeddah - Arab Today

An Egyptian court on Saturday held its first hearing on a government appeal against a lower court ruling in June that rescinded an agreement to hand over control of two key Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.
The Supreme Administrative Court heard prominent rights lawyer and former presidential candidate Khaled Ali argue that the islands of Tiran and Sanafir belonged to Egypt. Ali submitted evidence, including Egyptian atlases dating back to the early 20th century.
Egypt’s government, which announced the agreement in April, argues that Saudi Arabia had only temporarily handed over control of the Islands to Egypt in 1950, fearing they would be attacked by Israel.
The agreement sparked the largest anti-government protests in Egypt since President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi took office in June 2014. It was announced during a high-profile visit to Cairo by the Saudi monarch, King Salman, in which he pledged billions of dollars to Egypt in loans and investment, prompting speculation that the transfer of sovereignty was the price for financial aid. Since then many official documents and historical evidence has emerged from both the Saudi and the Egyptian sides to show that the islands were indeed Saudi. 
The government, additionally, argues that returning the islands to Saudi control is a presidential prerogative and that only parliament has the jurisdiction to ratify or reject the agreement. Egypt’s 596-seat legislature is packed with El-Sisi supporters.
The uninhabited islands at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba control the narrow shipping lanes leading north to the ports of Eilat and Aqaba, in Israel and Jordan respectively.
Ahmed El-Shazli, the presiding judge, adjourned the hearings until Oct. 22.

Source: Arab News

arabstoday
arabstoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

egypt appeals reversed ruling ceding islands to saudi arabia egypt appeals reversed ruling ceding islands to saudi arabia

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

egypt appeals reversed ruling ceding islands to saudi arabia egypt appeals reversed ruling ceding islands to saudi arabia

 



GMT 14:30 2017 Sunday ,22 October

Abe coalition wins resounding victory in Japan vote

GMT 09:44 2017 Tuesday ,17 October

Morocco arrests 11 suspects linked to ISIS

GMT 13:09 2015 Tuesday ,09 June

Slaven Bilic returns to West Ham as manager

GMT 16:04 2017 Saturday ,30 September

Got a yacht? Proposed French tax break makes waves

GMT 13:06 2016 Saturday ,31 December

Syrian passport trade becomes unlikely cash cow

GMT 04:47 2017 Wednesday ,30 August

Mark Zuckerberg welcomes second daughter in Facebook

GMT 00:59 2014 Saturday ,07 June

January 19 - February 17

GMT 10:53 2017 Wednesday ,05 July

AU Summit gives priority to youth empowerment

GMT 17:26 2017 Wednesday ,15 February

Russian jets in ‘unsafe’ encounters with destroyer
Arab Today, arab today
 
 Arab Today Facebook,arab today facebook  Arab Today Twitter,arab today twitter Arab Today Rss,arab today rss  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©

arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
arabstoday, Arabstoday, Arabstoday