The families of five fishermen from Kafr al-Sheikh appealed for Egyptian authorities to intervene and release the fishermen after they were arrested and put on trial in Saudi Arabia. The five fishermen were previously arrested in Iran for infiltrating the Iranian territorial waters. After their release, they returned to their workplace in Saudi Arabia where Saudi authorities then arrested them, sentencing each to three months in prison and a fine of LE5,000 rials. They were then extradited to Saudi Arabia, being the country where they originally worked and were put on trial there, according to Ramadan. The fishermen’s vessel, legalized in Saudi Arabia, stranded near Fares Island in December, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry in February.

Source: Egypt Independent March 10, 2019 09:11 UTC