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<\/a> Smurf island discussions to continue today after a fiery session on Monday:<\/strong> Discussion at the House of Representatives yesterday over the agreement to hand Tiran and Sanafir islands over to Saudi Arabia reached a boiling point as MPs, Ahram Gate reports<\/a>. House Speaker Ali Abdel Aal was forced to adjourn the session and restrict attendance at future sessions to the Legislative Committee<\/strong> after members of the majority and opposition blocs came close to blows.<\/p>\n

The agreement can\u2019t go to national referendum and is not up for amendment <\/strong>sinceink was already put to paper with another sovereign state, constitutional law expert Salah Fawzy told MPs in testimony yesterday. Meanwhile, opposition MPs held a meeting yesterday to discuss ways of building popular opposition<\/a> to the agreement, and politically active journalists have reportedly called for a protest against the pact tonight<\/a> at the Press Syndicate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Smurf island discussions to continue today after a fiery session on Monday: Discussion at the House of Representatives yesterday over the agreement to hand Tiran and Sanafir islands over to Saudi Arabia reached a boiling point as MPs, Ahram Gate reports. 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