100 Egyptian journalists staged a protest in central Cairo

Around 100 Egyptian journalists staged a protest in central Cairo on Tuesday

On Tuesday, some 100 reporters gathered in front of the headquarters of the journalists’ union, witnesses said.

Yehia Qalash, head of the union, said security forces had prevented dozens of accredited journalists entering the building on Monday. “This kind of incident has not happened for years,” he said in a statement.

There was no immediate comment from authorities.

Sisi has faced a wave of public criticism for agreeing to cede control of the uninhabited Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi and Egyptian officials say the islands belong to Saudi Arabia and were only under Egyptian control because Riyadh had asked Egypt in 1950 to protect them.

There are no signs that Sisi’s rule is under immediate threat