![520436982 (FILE) A picture taken on January 14, 2014 through the window of an airplane shows the Red Sea's Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background) islands in the Strait of Tiran between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia.
Saudi King Salman on April 11, 2016 wrapped up a landmark five-day visit to Egypt marked by lavish praise and multi-billion-dollar investment deals, in a clear sign of support for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's regime. Egypt also agreed during the visit to demarcate its maritime bord](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2019/07/GettyImages-520436982.jpg/GettyImages-520436982.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=E5kNYFcD)
![520436982 (FILE) A picture taken on January 14, 2014 through the window of an airplane shows the Red Sea's Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background) islands in the Strait of Tiran between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia.
Saudi King Salman on April 11, 2016 wrapped up a landmark five-day visit to Egypt marked by lavish praise and multi-billion-dollar investment deals, in a clear sign of support for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's regime. Egypt also agreed during the visit to demarcate its maritime bord](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2019/07/GettyImages-520436982.jpg/GettyImages-520436982.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=E5kNYFcD)
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![520436982 (FILE) A picture taken on January 14, 2014 through the window of an airplane shows the Red Sea's Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background) islands in the Strait of Tiran between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia.
Saudi King Salman on April 11, 2016 wrapped up a landmark five-day visit to Egypt marked by lavish praise and multi-billion-dollar investment deals, in a clear sign of support for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's regime. Egypt also agreed during the visit to demarcate its maritime bord](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2019/07/GettyImages-520436982.jpg/GettyImages-520436982.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=E5kNYFcD)
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