They added to the list of grievances, disruption of traffic, blocking roads and transport and preventing citizens from exercising their daily duties. The first instance court sentenced the defendants to five years of imprisonment and they appealed against it, the court then issued this ruling. The Red Sea maritime demarcation deal was signed between Egypt and Saudi Arabia in April 2016, during Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz’s visit to Egypt. According to the 2016 agreement, the two islands were deemed to be within Saudi territorial waters, in recognition of historical claims from Saudi Arabia. The Supreme Administrative Court, however, nullified this agreement on the basis that there was insufficient evidence to support the Saudi allegations.

Source: Egypt Independent July 08, 2017 15:00 UTC