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Egypt and Saudi Arabia reached an agreement in June concerning their maritime borders that provided for transferring ownership of the Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia. This raised the ire of the Egyptian street, provoking protests in opposition to the move. Despite all that, an Egyptian administrative court ruled that the islands are still legally Egyptian, providing a victory to Egyptian public opinion that was opposed to the official position of the state and government.
The government and members of the House of Representatives desperately defended the transfer of ownership of the two islands to Riyadh while the Egyptian street burst out into protests repudiating the agreement.
