Egypt and Saudi Arabia are separated by the Red Sea. The closest point between the two countries is the Strait of Tiran, which at its narrowest is around 4 miles (6.4 km).

CAIRO—Thousands of people protested Friday against a controversial agreement that saw Egypt cede control of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, despite warnings by authorities that such unrest ...

Egypt's transport minister Kamel al-Wazir has confirmed that the long-discussed bridge connecting Egypt and Saudi Arabia across the Red Sea is ready to move forward.Join our FREE WhatsApp channel ...

Sources told news site al-Bawaba on Friday that the agreement will see two disputed Red Sea islands, Tiran and Sanafir, transferred from Egypt to Saudi Arabia. However, there have been no official ...

A picture taken from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh shows the island of Tiran between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia in 2014. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi’s ...

Backers hope to calm old concerns with new plans for a bridge between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. A picture taken on Nov. 12, 2015 from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh shows tourists ...

As part of a push to diversify its economy away from oil, Saudi Arabia has announced several mega-projects along the Red Sea, including a $500 billion business zone shared with Egypt and Jordan as ...

President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (R) welcomes King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia (L) at the Egyptian Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt on April 7, 2016.