June 24 (UPI) -- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday ratified a maritime border demarcation agreement handing over the two Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia, government officials said.
The Egyptian Parliament on Wednesday approved the transfer of the uninhabited islands. They are situated at the southern entrance of the Gulf of Aqaba to Saudi Arabia, a key shipping lane that leads to Israel and Jordan.