A Cairo court judge decided Wednesday to release 12 individuals who were arrested for protesting at the Press Syndicate earlier this month against the martime demarcation of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. They were ordered to be released on a bail of EGP 20,000 each. The agreement stipulates the transfer of maritime sovereignty over two Red Sea islands, Tiran and Sanafir, to Saudi Arabia. On Monday, the Supreme Administrative Court revoked the agreement and confirmed Egyptian sovereignty over the two Red Sea islands. The article had previously granted the Interior Ministry full authority to ban the protest if they suspected potential violence, without having to refer to a third party.

Source: Egypt Independent January 18, 2017 14:48 UTC