Man repeats feat of claiming Bir Tawil

An Indian man called Suyash Dixit has planted a flag in Bir Tawil, the terra nullius between Egypt and Sudan, and declared himself “king.” Dixity is not the first person to attempt such a stunt. Author Jack Shenker attempted a similar feat in 2011 and in June 2014 a 38-year-old farmer from Virginia named Jeremiah Heaton followed suit. Bir Tawil is claimed by neither Egypt nor Sudan, as claiming it could impact the rights to the Halayeb triangle.