Defence lawyers in the ‘Red Sea islands’ case presented new documents on Saturday to the State Council Administrative Court. The documents verify an earlier verdict issued in late June that maintains Egyptian sovereignty over the two Red Sea islands Tiran and Sanafir. Malek Adly, one of the defence lawyers, presented more documentation in the form of old maps stating that the islands are Egyptian. He noted that the defence team abided by not speaking about the case to any media outlets. The details include that Saudi Arabia insisted on finalising the agreement before King Salman arrived in Egypt, and that Israeli forces would take over security matters on the islands, Adly added.

Source: Daily News Egypt October 22, 2016 15:56 UTC