| 5,983,592 |
30.58768 |
31.502 |
Egypt |
|
Protests against the handing over of the islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi control, part of the recent agreement on maritime borders between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, were reported in the governorates of Mansoura, Sharqeya, Hurghada, and Sohag as well as 9 other governorates. |
| 5,983,515 |
30.07708 |
31.28591 |
Egypt |
|
Five people were arrested on 10 April for protesting in Talaat Harb Square in downtown Cairo against a maritime border demarcation agreement in which Egypt stipulated that two Red Sea islands, Tiran and Sanafir, fall within Saudi territorial waters. Critics said that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has "sold Egypt" to the Saudi king in return for Saudi aid. |
| 5,983,518 |
30.07708 |
31.28591 |
Egypt |
|
Families of imprisoned journalists began an open ended sit-in at the Press Syndicate headquarters on 10 April. |
| 5,983,522 |
31.03917 |
30.46914 |
Egypt |
|
Security forces arrested on 10 April two men demonstrating in Al-Sa'a square in Damanhour. They were protesting against the cabinet decision placing Sanafir and Tiran islands under the sovereignty of Saudi Arabia. |
| 5,983,526 |
31.13159 |
33.79844 |
Egypt |
|
Two Egyptian soldiers were killed and others injured as their vehicle was attacked in North Sinai on 11 April. No further details were provided. |
| 5,983,531 |
30.00808 |
31.21093 |
Egypt |
|
On 14 April, security forces dispersed two protests in the vicinity of Al-Istiqama mosque in Giza and Mostafa Mahmoud mosque in Mohandiseen district, using tear gas. Several protesters were arrested. The protests were over the signing of a maritime border demarcation agreement that locates the two islands of Tiran and Sanafir within Saudi territorial waters. A journalist for the daily newspaper Al-Watan, and a photographer for the daily newspaper Al-Fagr, were shot by rubber-coated bullets while covering the protest moving from the Istiqama Mosque in Giza across the river to central Cairo's Tahrir Square. |
| 5,983,536 |
30.05565 |
31.1997 |
Egypt |
|
On 14 April, security forces dispersed two protests in the vicinity of Al-Istiqama mosque in Giza and Mostafa Mahmoud mosque in Mohandiseen district, using tear gas. Several protesters were arrested. The protests were over the signing of a maritime border demarcation agreement that locates the two islands of Tiran and Sanafir within Saudi territorial waters. |
| 5,983,541 |
30.131 |
31.31911 |
Egypt |
|
Demonstrations in Sayida Zeinb and Ain Shams converged at the Press Syndicate, the Socialist Popular Alliance told Daily NewsEgypt. In Ain Shams, security forces and civilians working with the police arrested nine protesters. Demonstrations were against the handing over of the islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi control, part of the recent agreement on maritime borders between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. |
| 5,983,546 |
31.212908 |
29.926285 |
Egypt |
|
According to the Socialist Popular Alliance Party, around 12 protesters were arrested in the Ibrahimia district of Alexandria after demonstrations against the handing over of the islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi control, part of the recent agreement on maritime borders between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. |
| 5,983,549 |
31.03637 |
31.38069 |
Egypt |
|
Protests against the handing over of the islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi control, part of the recent agreement on maritime borders between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, were reported in the governorates of Mansoura, Sharqeya, Hurghada, and Sohag as well as 9 other governorates. |
