The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters nullified on Sunday a previous court ruling by the Administrative Court annulling the Egyptian-Saudi maritime demarcation agreement that aims to transfer sovereignty of the Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia. On 16 January, the Administrative Court made a historical verdict, annulling the islands agreement and resuming Egyptian sovereignty over the islands. This verdict came during the final court session of the government’s appeal against the preliminary court’s ruling that also annulled the agreement. The Constitutional Court is the entity that can resolve such a dispute, determine who the competent court is, and then determine the enforceable judgment. In a third attempt by the government to activate the agreement, there is already a lawsuit for the case in the Constitutional Court.

Source: Daily News Egypt April 02, 2017 15:22 UTC