 Egypt's top court has upheld a deal to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.
Situated between the two countries, the islands of Tiran and Sanafir are largely unoccupied but they lie in a strategically important and politically sensitive area.
The agreement was first announced during the visit of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to Cairo in April 2016.
He had also announced a multi-billion-dollar package of investments and soft loans for Egypt.
The decision by the Egypt Supreme Court yesterday nullifies the contradictory rulings two other lower courts had given, with the Supreme Administrative Court opposing ceding control of the islands and the Court of Urgent Matters approving the deal.
The Supreme Court ruled the deal was not unconstitutional, adding that approving the deal was down to Egypt's legislative body.
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