In an interview with Saudi state TV, Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud said that Tiran and Sanafir islands belong to Saudi Arabia and this is registered officially in the two Arab states as well as internationally. “The agreement between Egypt and Saudi Arabia last year was only a bilateral convention on maritime demarcation and neither Egypt nor Saudi Arabia gave up an inch from their lands,” bin Salman said. “The media outlets that criticize the relationship between Egypt and Saudi Arabia are affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood -- they also criticize President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi himself. But our relationship with Egypt is concrete, strong and one of the deepest ever,” he said. “There was no negative attitude from the Egyptian government towards Saudi Arabia and vice versa.

Source: Egypt Independent May 03, 2017 13:18 UTC