State appeal against invalidation of Tiran, Sanafir deal adjourned to July 3
The hearing to review a government appeal against the voiding of Egypt’s border deal with Saudi Arabia over Tiran and Sanafir islands was adjourned to July 3 on Sunday.
Last Tuesday, an administrative court ruled that the islands should remain under Egyptian sovereignty.
The verdict was appealed two days later by the State Lawsuits Authority and will become legally binding if approved by the High Administrative Court.
Human rights lawyer Khaled Ali, who appealed the island deal, along with a number of other lawyers, based his appeal of the agreement on maritime maps, historical records, legal resolutions and Article 1 of the Constitution, which states that, “The Arab Republic of Egypt is a sovereign state, united and indivisible, of which no part shall be conceded.”
The agreement sparked nationwide protests against what was deemed by many as the selling of Egyptian land to Saudi Arabia. The two Red Sea islands have been under Egyptian sovereignty for over 60 years.
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