Egyptians Are Outraged As Egypt Hands Saudi Arabia Two Disputed Red Sea Islands

Juan Cole, The Nation: Egyptian President Sisi Is Ridiculed for ‘Selling’ Islands to Saudi Arabia

Even members of the usually supine elite are horrified; the dictator’s move could provoke much more widespread opposition.

Saudi King Salman’s state visit to Egypt this past weekend announced more than the fraternal Arab solidarity he advertised in his speech to the Egyptian parliament. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi’s agreement to cede two disputed Red Sea islands (Tiran and Sanafir) to the kingdom provoked outrage on Egyptian social media and a small demonstration in Cairo resulting in the arrest of the protesters. To many Egyptian youth, Sisi’s willingness to sacrifice Egyptian territory for Saudi largesse epitomized the opportunism of the counter-revolutionary praetorian state.

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Egypt hands Saudi Arabia two islands in gratitude. Egyptians are outraged. -- Washington Post
'Redrawing' of Egypt-Saudi maritime borders provokes uproar in Egypt -- Al Bawaba
Israel gives blessing to Egypt's return of Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia -- AFP
Israel signals no opposition to Egypt's return of islands to Saudi Arabia -- Reuters
Egypt Has Gifted Two Islands to Saudi Arabia — and Many Egyptians Are Not Happy -- VICE News
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