Behind Egypt’s gift of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia
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Cairo increases dependency on monarchy amid growing imperialist militarism
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Abayomi Azikiwe
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s decision to relinquish control over Sinafir and Tiran to Saudi Arabia indicates that the existing foreign policy imperatives of Washington and Riyadh take precedence over the liberation of Palestine and the genuine independence of states in North Africa and the Middle East.
During the week of April 11 it was revealed that the Egyptian government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is proposing to turn over the strategic islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia.
These islands have been under Egyptian administrative control since 1950 just two years after the founding of the State of Israel.
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