Egyptian court says maritime pact with Saudi Arabia is valid
The Urgent Matters Court on Sunday said its earlier ruling effectively validating a controversial maritime border pact with Saudi Arabia remained in place, challenging the legal explanation given by the Supreme Administrative Court in January to invalidate the pact that would have handed over to Saudi Arabia two Red Sea islands. The latest ruling came just days after President Sisi and the Saudi king met on the sidelines of an Arab League summit, with the Egyptian leader accepting an invitation to travel to the kingdom. The invitation was also preceded with Saudi Arabia’s decision to resume oil shipments to Egypt after unexpectedly suspending them last year. The current dispute between the two courts might need to be settled by the Supreme Constitutional Court, the nation’s highest judicial body, one lawyer who specialises in Egyptian constitutional law said.
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