Egypt Will Give Two Islands to Saudis as a Thank You Gesture

Egypt has announced on April 10 that it will hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia--Egyptians are not happy about it at all.
Egypt Will Give Two Islands to Saudis as a Thank You Gesture
Saudi King Salman on January 27, 2015. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
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Egypt announced on April 10 that it will hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia—and Egyptians are not happy about it at all.

After a five-day visit to Egypt, the King of Saudi Arabia is going back home with the two islands, Egypt’s way of showing gratitude to the Saudis for their economic aid to Egypt.

Some critics said the move is a sell-off to the oil-rich Saudis at a time when Egypt is struggling economically.