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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 562

Tiran

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)
December 23, 2022, 6:50 pm
Egypt said stalling implementation of Red Sea island transfer to Saudi Arabia
Report says deal finalized by Biden administration, which includes Saudi approval of Israeli overflights, is being held up by Cairo over bilateral issues with US
By ToI Staff
Visitors watch the landmark King Fahd's Fountain in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Jan. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
July 19, 2022, 12:54 am
In Jeddah, where Israel still taboo, path to normalization feels anything but direct
Flying directly from Tel Aviv to cover the Saudi leg of Biden’s trip, I popped out to chat with locals along Palestine Street and inside Haifa Mall
By Jacob Magid
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)
July 7, 2022, 7:25 pm
US aims to close island transfer, Saudi normalization steps before Biden trip
Mideast diplomat says unclear whether deal will be done in time for Biden visit, as Jerusalem and Riyadh don’t have formal ties, and latter hesitant to put agreement in writing
By Jacob Magid
Palestinians hold posters displaying veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead during clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen as she covered a raid in Jenin on May 11, 2022. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
July 7, 2022, 10:54 am
Abu Akleh killing ‘casting shadow’ over Biden’s upcoming trip, Israeli official says
Senior official takes issue with US-drawn ‘symmetry’ between ‘thorough’ Israeli probe and PA’s lackluster one; says progress on boosting Israeli-Saudi ties would be ‘game-changer’
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. (Collage/AP)
May 28, 2022, 2:34 am
Senior Israeli official said to visit Saudi Arabia amid growing talk of warming ties
Talks in Riyadh focused on regional security issues, threats posed by Iran, report says; meeting comes ahead of Biden visit to the region, as US pushes for cooperation
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 24, 2017, 9:28 pm
Egypt’s Sissi ratifies handover of islands to Saudi Arabia
Deal has been the subject of a confusing legal battle and heated anti-government protests
By AFP
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 21, 2017, 8:59 am
Egyptian court voids previous rulings on island transfer to Saudis
Move likely gives Sissi go ahead to hand over Gulf of Aqaba islands, which can be used to control access to Eilat
By AFP
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)
June 14, 2017, 7:01 pm
Egypt parliament okays island transfer to Saudi Arabia
Constitutional court still expected to review legality of deal for Tiran and Sanafir, which has angered many in the country
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 13, 2017, 6:03 pm
Egypt parliament committee passes Saudi islands deal
Controversial agreement to relinquish 2 Red Sea territories to Riyadh clears legislative hurdle despite fierce protests
By Agencies
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 11, 2017, 8:58 pm
Egypt parliament in tumultuous meet over Saudi islands pact
Speaker Ali Abdel-Al, a staunch Sissi backer, looks to win lawmakers’ approval for controversial transfer of Tiran and Sanafir to Riyadh
By Hamza Hendawi
In this March 28, 2015 photo, provided by Egypt's state news agency MENA, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, talks with Saudi King Salman after the king arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (MENA via AP,)
April 2, 2017, 4:28 pm
Egypt court backs islands’ transfer to Saudi Arabia
Decision keeps alive April 2016 deal that ceded control of 2 Red Sea islands in return for funds; Israel approved deal
By AFP and ToI Staff
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