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The country had witnessed a wave of anger three years ago against the backdrop of the signing on April 8, 2016, by Egypt and Saudi Arabia of a maritime border demarcation agreement, under which Saudi Arabia gained sovereignty over the islands.
Vast wealth and the promise of dramatic change make for cautious optimism concerning Saudi Arabia, the chief executive…
1979 Views | the publication reaches you by | Saudi Arabia Today“A large number of people focused on the islands of Tiran and Sanafir and completely ignored the economic gains that the Egyptian citizen will gain,” he said.
According to Abdullah, Egypt has been able, after the agreement, to exploit the wealth in the Red Sea.
He explained that the border demarcation agreement allows Egypt to drill in deep territorial waters because the International Law of the Sea defines territorial waters and economic waters as well as the equidistant line between countries.
The International Law of the Sea does not determine the maritime borders between countries.
He indicated that the Ministry of Petroleum entrusted two international companies with the preparation of underwater surveys to help encourage international companies to invest in oil and gas discoveries in Egypt.
He also noted that the Ministry of Petroleum launched a tender for 10 oil and gas exploration blocks off the Red Sea coast.
“The new discoveries are expected to have a quantity of natural gas equivalent to that of Zohr field in the eastern Mediterranean,” Abdullah said.
150 take part through Watani Al Emarat via the ‘Your City Needs You’ initiative Over 150 volunteers –…
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The Arab states of the Persian Gulf are the seven Arab states which border the Persian Gulf, namely Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).This excludes the non-Arab state of Iran. All of these nations except Iraq are part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
