Supreme Constitutional Court adjourned to February 12 two lawsuits filed by the government to suspend the Administrative Court verdict which nullified the maritime demarcation agreement between Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The State Lawsuits Authority, which represents the government, challenged the Administrative Court verdict at the Supreme Constitutional Court. In June, an Administrative Court verdict had nullified the border demarcation agreement between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, which located the two Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir within Saudi territorial waters. The court mentioned in its challenge that the verdict violated the law and the constitution, considering the agreement as an 'act of sovereignty' and not within judicial jurisdictions. Several activists and political groups staged protests against the agreement, while some lawyers filed lawsuits demanding its immediate nullification.

Source: Egypt Independent January 08, 2017 13:32 UTC