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).

Saudi Arabia had helped Sisi since he toppled President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013, and legal wrangling over the Red Sea deal was a source of tensions between the two countries.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met to discuss regional issues in Cairo this week, an important meeting that illustrates how Saudi ...

Google Maps Sisi's government last year announced the maritime agreement with Saudi Arabia, an ally which has given billions of dollars of aid to Egypt. The Egyptian and Saudi governments say the ...

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 ...

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 ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's parliament on Wednesday backed plans to hand over two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia under an agreement that has attracted widespread public criticism. House ...

Saudi Arabia is spending billions on transforming its Red Sea coastline with new resorts, eco retreats and diving venues, plus an international airport, expected to unlock the region to big ...

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 ...