The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that Saudi security forces had arrested four Egyptian fishermen.
Mohamed Abdel Hakam, the assistant foreign minister responsible for consular affairs and Egyptians abroad, said Saudi authorities in Tabuk seized the boat and arrested the fishermen after they illegaly entered Saudi waters.
The Foreign Ministry and the General Consulate in Jeddah are communicating with Saudi authorities to secure the release of the men, according to Abdel Hakam.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
