Reuters: Protesters demand fall of Egypt's government over islands deal
Thousands of Egyptians angered by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's decision to hand over two islands to Saudi Arabia called on Friday for the government to fall, chanting a slogan from the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.
Their protests signaled that the former general, who is also under mounting criticism over the struggling economy, no longer enjoys the broad public support that let him round up thousands of opponents after he seized power in 2013.
In the evening, riot police who had surrounded the site of the biggest demonstration, in the heart of downtown Cairo, dispersed the crowd with tear gas, Reuters witnesses said.
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More News On Growing Protests In Egypt Over Red Sea Island Deal With Saudi Arabia
Hundreds of Egyptians stage anti-Sisi protest -- Al Jazeera
More than 1,000 Egyptians rally against regime -- AFP
Egypt Saudi Arabia: Police fire tear gas at protests over island deal -- BBC
Protesters return to the streets of Cairo in echo of 2011 revolt -- Financial Times
Protests in Egypt against Red Sea islands deal, vow to return on 25 April -- Ahram Online
Egyptians have yet another reason to protest the president -- Mashable
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