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July 20, 2022, 12:54 pm
Daily Briefing July 20: From snorkeling at Straits of Tiran to harnessing Saudi sun
Political correspondent Tal Schneider talks of the Meretz leadership and 2 Red Sea islands, and Tech Israel editor Ricky Ben-David discusses solar power and quantum computing
By ToI Staff
Tiran Island, in the Red Sea, Egypt, February 10, 2017. (AP/Nariman El-Mofty)
May 26, 2022, 5:55 am
Senior US officials reportedly in Riyadh for talks on deal that’ll need Israeli nod
McGurk, Hochstein make covert trip in effort to finalize transfer of Red Sea islands from Egypt to Saudi Arabia; Israel hopes Riyadh will take steps toward normalization in tandem
By ToI Staff
This photo taken on January 14, 2014, through the window of an airplane, shows the Red Sea's Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background) islands in the Strait of Tiran between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia. (Stringer/AFP)
May 24, 2022, 5:48 am
US said brokering talks to transfer islands from Egypt to Saudi with Israeli backing
Israel’s approval needed since Egypt agreed in 1979 peace treaty to demilitarize Red Sea’s Tiran and Sanafir; Jerusalem asks Riyadh, in exchange, to take steps toward normalization
By ToI Staff
Tiran Island, in the Red Sea, Egypt, February 10, 2017. (AP/Nariman El-Mofty)
June 19, 2017, 10:22 pm
Egypt islands deal with Saudis pits government against courts
Tiran and Sanafir command access to southern ports of Israel and Jordan; agreement to transfer them to Riyadh’s control earned Cairo billions in much needed cash
By Hamza Hendawi
This photo taken on January 14, 2014, through the window of an airplane, shows the Red Sea's Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background) islands in the Strait of Tiran between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia. (Stringer/AFP)
June 16, 2017, 12:31 pm
Arrests in Egypt as opposition calls for islands protest
Dozens of activists rounded up after Cairo agrees to give Tiran and Sanafir, at mouth of Gulf of Aqaba, to Saudi Arabia
By AFP
The Red Sea islands of Tiran, in the foreground, and Sanafir, in the background, sit at the the Strait of Tiran between Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images, via JTA)
February 11, 2017, 10:02 am
Leaks show Egypt consulted Israel over transfer of Red Sea islands
Israel had to give assent for transfer to Saudi Arabia because the two islands figure prominently in 1979 Israeli-Egyptian peace agreement
By ToI Staff
The Red Sea islands of Tiran, in the foreground, and Sanafir, in the background, sit at the the Strait of Tiran between Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images, via JTA)
January 16, 2017, 12:52 pm
Egypt court bars islands transfer to Saudi Arabia
Plan to hand over Tiran and Sanafir was publicly opposed by many Egyptians; decision likely to impact ties with Saudis
By AFP
The Red Sea islands of Tiran, in the foreground, and Sanafir, in the background, sit at the the Strait of Tiran between Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images, via JTA)
June 21, 2016, 6:57 pm
Egyptian court rejects transfer of islands to Saudis
Delay in handing over of Tiran and Sanafir could strain ties with Riyadh, which has given billions in aid to Egypt
By AP
Egyptians shout slogans against Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during a protest against the decision to hand over control of two strategic Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia in front of the Press Syndicate, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 15, 2016. The signs in Arabic read, 'Awad sold his land' and 'Egypt is not for sale.' (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
May 7, 2016, 6:04 am
Egypt arrests lawyer opposed to giving two islands to Saudis
Malek Adly is part of group that filed a lawsuit against Cairo for handing over territories in Red Sea
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
Egyptian protesters demonstrate in Cairo on April 25, 2016, against the handing over of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. (AFP/Mohamed el-Shahed)
May 2, 2016, 1:07 am
Egypt arrests two journalists for ‘inciting protests’
Head of anti-Sissi website and employee held after police storm journalists association for first time
By AFP
Egyptian protesters run for cover from tear gas fired by riot police during a Cairo demonstration against the handing over of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, April 25, 2016. (AFP Photo/Mohamed el-Shahed)
April 26, 2016, 7:52 am
Egyptian police stifle mass protest over island handover
Masked cops use tear gas, birdshot to disperse demonstrators outraged by Cairo’s planned transfer of Red Sea territories to Saudis
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and Brian Rohan
Egyptians shout slogans against Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during a protest against the decision to hand over control of two strategic Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia in front of the Press Syndicate, in Cairo, Egypt, April 15, 2016. (AP/Amr Nabil)
April 25, 2016, 3:51 pm
Egypt police brace for mass protests in capital over islands handover
Cairo’s announced transfer of 2 Red Sea territories to Saudi Arabia sparks largest demonstrations since Sissi took power 2 years ago
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and Brian Rohan
Egyptian protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against a controversial deal to hand two islands in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia, April 15, 2016. (AFP Photo/Mohamed El-Shahed)
April 23, 2016, 10:01 am
Egypt arrests dozens ahead of protests against president
Cairo seeks to quell demonstrations after thousands rallied to call on Sissi to resign
By AP
An Egyptian boat traversing the Strait of Tiran in 2011. (CC BY Don Toofee, Flickr)
April 19, 2016, 11:29 pm
No written Saudi assurance over Tiran islands, Israeli official hints
Contradicting defense minister, senior official says such claims are ‘imprecise,’ yet stresses Israel did not object to the transaction
By Raphael Ahren
Egyptians shout slogans against Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during a protest against the decision to hand over control of two strategic Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia in front of the Press Syndicate, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 15, 2016. Arabic reads, "Awad sold his land" and "Red Sea islands Sanafir and Tiran are Egyptian." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
April 16, 2016, 12:38 am
Thousands in Egypt protest transfer of islands, dozens held
‘Anti-regime’ demonstrators take to the streets of Cairo against deal with Saudi Arabia in first significant protest against government since Sissi’s takeover
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and Hamza Hendawi
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