In April, the agreement between Cairo and Riyadh on the two islands located at the southern entrance to the Gulf of Aqaba triggered a week of mass rallies on the streets in central Cairo.
Egypt has been in control of Tiran and Sanafir for over 60 years. The islands could be potentially used for constructing a bridge across the Red Sea, as announced on April 8 by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
