Saudi Arabia and Egypt to build bridge over the Red Sea

April 9, 2016

Saudi Arabia and Egypt have decided to build bridge connecting each other over the Red Sea to boost trade and commerce.
In this regard, Saudi Arabi has announced that an agreement has been reached with Egypt.
The announcement was made by Saudi Arabia’s king Salman during his official state visit to Egypt. However it was not mentioned where the bridge would be built.
Key facts

It is postulated that the joint bridge planned over the Red Sea at the entrance of the Gulf of Aqaba.
It will be located at the closest point near Nabq, north of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt and Ras Alsheikh Hamid in Saudi Arabia where two countries are 16km apart.
The project has been in the pipeline for several years to connect the two countries from Africa and Asia continents.
In that plan, the causeway bridge would pass through Saudi Arabia’s Tiran Island, which would serve as a connection between the two countries and continents.