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EGYPT

Top court quashes island handover

An Egyptian court on Tuesday quashed a government decision to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, judicial sources said, overruling a deal that had sparked public outrage. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced the accord in April during a visit to Cairo by Saudi King Salman. A judge said the decision by the top court - "cancels the signing" of the deal, which put two islands in the Straits of Tiran under Riyadh's control.