Egypt holding up Red Sea island deal, sources say

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The deal would finalize the transfer of the Tiran and Sanafir islands from Egypt to Saudi Arabia.

in March 2018 approved a deal to transfer the sovereignty of the islands back to Saudi Arabia.

But the deal wasn't finalized, mainly because Saudi Arabia wanted the international observers to leave the islands. This created the need for a new arrangement involving Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

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