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Protesters gathered on Friday to demonstrate<\/strong> against <\/strong>parliament\u2019s vote in favor of<\/strong>handing over Tiran and Sanafir<\/strong><\/a> to Saudi Arabia<\/strong>, leading to the closure of the Sadat metro station, according to Al Mal<\/a>. Security forces arrested around 40 protesters in the Greater Cairo area, Al Shorouk reports<\/a>. The Associated Press<\/a> also took note of the protests over the islands transfer, which theNew York Times\u2019 Declan Walsh<\/a> says is \u201cone of the most politically sensitive issues facing Egypt\u2019s president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.\u201d Following the protests, cabinet\u2019s Information and Decision Support Center published a copy of a 1990 presidential decree demarcating Egypt\u2019s maritime borders with Saudi Arabia, in which the islands fall under the kingdom\u2019s territory, Ahram Gate reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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