Egyptians continue to take to the streets against the parliament’s recent approval of a controversial plan to transfer the sovereignty of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, even after police arrested dozens of activists who had called for mass protests.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has defended his government’s move to give away two islands to Saudi Arabia, amid intense criticism that Cairo sold off the territories to wealthy Riyadh.
The Egyptian government has handed over the ownership of disputed Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia amid strong objection from several former officials as well as the Muslim Brotherhood.
An Iranian parliamentary delegation will soon travel to the three Persian Gulf islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa, said a senior lawmaker.