Egypt’s Sissi ratifies island handover to Saudi Arabia: cabinet

Aerial view of Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background) islands in the Strait of Tiran between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia. (AFP)

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi ratified a treaty that hands over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, the cabinet said Saturday.

Sissi ratified the maritime border treaty days after parliament approved the deal.