Latest in Tag: Tiran Highlight
Latest in Tag: Tiran

Passing of Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia based on letters in the 1990s
Egypt reassured Israel that the Saudis would have same commitmentsÂ

Constitutional Court suspends previous court verdicts regarding âRed Sea islandsâ agreementÂ
MPs call on Al-Sisi to promptly ratify the agreement

Press Syndicate investigates Tuesday demonstration
A number of journalists protested in front of the Press Syndicate regarding the parliamentâs approval of the Tiran and Sanafir islands agreement

Debates continue among members in parliament over âRed Sea Islandsâ agreementÂ
Calls have been raised by public figures and citizens for parliament members to resign in rejection to the agreement

Parliament approves âRed Sea islandsâ agreementÂ
Some members of the 25-30 Coalition refereed to Disciplinary Committee, after expressing rejection for the Legislative Committee approval for the agreementÂ

Parliament Legislative Committee approves Egyptian-Saudi maritime demarcation agreement
MP Ahmed Tantawi forwarded to investigation for being accused of âinsulting the parliamentâÂ

Government on defence in Tiran and Sanafir parliament discussion
Parliament dismissed reviewing previous court verdicts documents during the first sessionÂ

Parliament begins âRed Sea Islandsâ agreement discussionÂ
Media outlets report that the parliament will decide the last word over the agreement within the week

State Council defies amendments to Judicial Authority Law
The appointed judge previously ruled in favour of Egyptian sovereignty over Red Sea islands

Tiran and Sanafir are Saudi islands: Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince
The demarcation of maritime borders will bring economic benefits, says bin Salman

On first anniversary of Press Syndicate storming, freedoms remain endangered
Former head of syndicate describes incident as âattempt to tame journalismâ

Parliament’s Legislative Committee studies “Red Sea Islands” case, approves amendments of Protest Law
During a general session on Monday, the parliament finally addressed legislations that have been pending for months Â

Lawsuit against Urgent Matters Court to be viewed on 17 April
Disputes over the islandsâ sovereignty continues in Egyptian courts, amid no response from Saudi Arabia so far

Khaled Ali files lawsuit against Urgent Matters Court ruling in âRed Sea Islandsâ case
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail asserted that parliament will discuss the agreement and provide all required documents

Urgent Matters Court rules against previous verdict annulling âRed Sea islandsâ agreement
The case has been raised in two courts so far, leading to a conflict of competence that should be resolved by the Constitutional Court, says lawyer Khaled Ali

Al-Sisi visits Saudi Arabia in April, after two months of tension between Cairo and Riyadh
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is preparing to visit Saudi Arabia this month at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, according to Saudi Arabian foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir. The spokesperson of the Egyptian presidency, Alaa Youssef, said that Al-Sisi received an invitation from King Salman to visit Saudi Arabia. The Saudi king also promised …

Urgent Affairs Court to issue verdict in Red Sea islands case
Government supporters took Administrative Court agreement annulment to Urgent Affairs Court

Court postpones appeal of Red Sea Islands case until final report
Both sides in the case gave their closing statements during Sunday’s court session

‘Red Sea islands’ protesters granted release on bail
Group of 12 was arrested earlier in January

Without further discussion, Tiran and Sanafir are Egyptian
State Council judges have penned a new line in the honour of the Egyptian judicial record. One of the council’s judges said the decisively final word in the conflict between the Egyptian government and a major segment of the community on the sovereignty of the Tiran and Sanafir islands. Supporters and opponents shared different opinions …

In Cartoon: The court has decided

Neither the people nor the state are allowed to let go of Egyptian land: State Council Â
Monday’s verdict asserted Egyptian sovereignty over the Red Sea islands

Lawyers and activists present documents to prove the Egyptian identity of Red Sea Islands

Defenders of the Red Sea islands sovereignty present constitutional, historical, legal context to disputed case
Controversy at peak ahead of expected court verdict on islandsâ ownership

Democratic Current parties renew escalation plans over Red Sea islands, fail to deliver protest notification to authorities
Red Sea islands defenders confident in winning judicial battle, say opposition groups

Constitutional Court postpones government appeal against annulment of Red Sea’s Islands agreement to 12 February
The appeal was filed in mid-August to stop the implementation of the Administrative Court ruling to annul the agreementÂ

MPs reject parliament discussion on Tiran and Sanafir islands agreement
The opposing MPs said they would vote on the agreementâs annulment, while other MPs are calling on the parliament to begin the discussionÂ

Mondayâs arrested protesters in ‘Red Sea islands’ case facing investigations
The controversial agreement officially reached the parliament for discussion on MondayÂ

In Cartoon: Red Sea islands

State Council to review lawsuit filed against cabinetâs approval of demarcation deal on 7 February
It is assumed that the agreement will be sent to the parliament on Sunday