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16-Mar-2017

Parliament to discuss Tiran and Sanafir deal despite court ruling voiding agreement, speaker said

Parliament speaker, Ali Abdel-Aal, confirmed that the House will discuss a controversial deal involving the transfer of two Red Sea islands under Egyptian control to Saudi Arabia, despite the agreement being annulled by a final court ruling earlier this year. Parliament will discuss the deal "in accordance with its constitutional powers… once some procedures and paperwork are completed in the next few days," he said. 

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