HEAVY PROTEST IN EGYPT TODAY,AFTER THEIR PRESIDENT GAVE AWAY 2 OF THEIR ISLANDS TO SAUDI ARABIA KING.

                  About 200 protesters took to the streets to call for Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to resign.President Sisi has faced heavy criticism over his executive decision to give away the Red Sea islands,during a visit by Saudi Arabia's King Salman.The uninhabited islands have been under Egyptian control since 1050.The protesters in Cairo chanted ''Sisi out'' and ''We own the land'' which was written in Arabi.Both secular and Islamist activists had called for people to demonstrate against the transfer of the uninhabited islands.The president was forced to publicly defend his decision to give away the islands,Tiran and Sanafir,which are situated at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba.He said they had always belonged to the Saudis and Egypt had simply been as led to look after them.He said ''We did not surrender our rights but we restored the rights of others.Egypt did not relinquish even a grain of sand.All the data and documents say nothing except that this particular right is theirs''.Critics of the deal say Mr Sisi's decision to hand over the Islands without Parliamentary approval,and only announce the deal after it was done,was improper.Others have accused the President of giving the Islands away in return for Saudi aid and investment''.It was also reported that the police threw tear-gas at the protestersMore photos below.