Al-Monitor Daily Briefing: Egypt's parliament working with Sisi to finalize islands transfer

Having trouble viewing this email Click [here]( [Al-Monitor]( Daily Briefing [Facebook]( [twitter]( [E-Mail](mailto:?subject=Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East&body=) [RSS]( [Egypt's parliament working with Sisi to finalize islands transfer]( [Egyptian security forces attempt to block people marching in support of a ruling against the Egypt-Saudi border demarcation agreement, in front of the State Council courthouse in Cairo, Jan. 16, 2017. ] Rania Rabeaa Elabd for Al-Monitor Despite a court ruling against the transfer of the islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia, the Egyptian government is working to secure parliamentary approval of the deal. [How Moscow-Riyadh rapport fits into the Mideast scene]( Vasily Kuznetsov for Al-Monitor [Kirkuk’s oil to play big role in Kurdish independence]( Kamal Chomani for Al-Monitor [Egypt's new NGO law will further shackle civil society]( Ahmed Gomaa for Al-Monitor [Egypt takes fight against illegal migration to the airwaves]( Menna A. Farouk for Al-Monitor [Women-only cafe opens in Upper Egypt]( Reham Mokbel for Al-Monitor [Iran wakes up to Salafi recruitment in Kurdish regions]( Fazel Hawramy for Al-Monitor [Iraq, Qatar grow closer in wake of Gulf crisis]( Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor [PMU wants to take over Baghdad’s security]( Mustafa Saadoun for Al-Monitor ['Peace Radio' inspires Iraq's refugees and displaced]( Marta Bellingreri for Al-Monitor [Trump’s 7 guidelines for relaunching Israeli-Palestinian talks]( Uri Savir for Al-Monitor [Netanyahu and Abbas on the same page for once]( Shlomi Eldar for Al-Monitor [Russian Subbotniks dream of coming to Israel]( Mordechai Goldman for Al-Monitor [Yemeni expats find sisterhood, escapism on Beirut roller derby track]( Stefania D'Ignoti for Al-Monitor [Hamas could lose Qatar's support amid GCC strife]( Daoud Kuttab for Al-Monitor [Palestinians opt for Islamic banking]( Hana Salah for Al-Monitor [New chapter begins in Israel-Palestine water dispute]( Ahmad Melhem for Al-Monitor [Ghouta residents suffer under siege during Ramadan]( Tamer Osman for Al-Monitor [Syrian regime clears last IS bastion in Aleppo province]( Mohammed al-Khatieb for Al-Monitor [Photo of the day] [An Iraqi military tank rolls along a road during fighting with Islamic State militants in the al-Zanjili district of western Mosul, Iraq, June 11, 2017. ]( [View slideshow>]( [BrieflyTurkey]( [Egypt]( [Gulf]( [Iran]( [Iraq]( [Israel]( [Lebanon]( [Palestine]( [Syria]( [Turkey]( [Congress]( [Russia / MidEast](  [Al-Monitor]( [Facebook]( [twitter]( [E-Mail](mailto:?subject=Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East&body=) [RSS]( © 2017 AL-MONITOR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED| [PRIVACY]( | [FEEDBACK]( By accessing this site, you accept our [VISITOR AGREEMENT](. Please read it. This email was sent to {EMAIL} If you do not want to receive these emails [unsubscribe]( Al-Monitor · 1850 K St NW · Suite 1225 · Washington, DC 20006 · USA