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Egypt hands over disputed islands to Saudi Arabia

Sunday, 10 April 2016 1:40 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 10 April 2016 1:39 PM ]

A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on April 8, 2016 shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (R) greeting Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz after Sisi awarded him with the Nile Collar, Egypt's highest decoration, during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Cairo. (© AFP)

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In Egypt, legal experts and opposition figures question the legitimacy of an agreement to officially place two islands in the Straits of Tiran in the Saudi territory.
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