Alwaght-Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in early 20thcentury, agreements, such as Sykes-Picot, were stricken between the then global powers such Britain and France which led to drawing new borders between the Islamic territories and emergence of independent states in West Asia and North Africa. The same time witnessed heated rivalry ...

Sputnik News- A high court in Egypt upheld on Monday a previous ruling that overturned the governments decision to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, the Daily News newspaper reported. Egypts Administrative Court rejected an appeal filed by the government last June after a lower court ruled its maritime demarcation deal with the Arab ...