{Forty-five Egyptian fishermen who were aboard three boats were announced detained in Yemen over violating the Yemeni territorial waters on Tuesday.}<\/p>\n
A state of anger prevailed among residents of Matariya City in Daqahlia and Ezbet al-Borg in Damietta to which the fishermen belong. They called on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to intervene for their release.<\/p>\n
Captain fisherman Abdo al-Refaie in Matariya said the detained fishermen went fishing from al-Baranis port in Suez on December 1. They contacted their families on a regular basis until 4 days ago, due to bad weather. It was during this period that they were arrested.<\/p>\n
The three boats have fishing permits valid for international waters, according to Refaei.<\/p>\n
Due to bad weather, the boats drifted to the Yemeni territorial waters and apparently there is were the fisherman were arrested.<\/p>\n
Yemeni authorities demanded a large fine for their release, which the fishermen cannot afford, explained Refaei.<\/p>\n
The head of the independent fishermen’s union in Matariya, Taha al-Sheridy, called on the Foreign Ministry to intervene with Yemeni authorities for the release of the detainees.<\/p>\n
Dozens of relatives to the detainees gathered at the local headquarters of Matariya city to call for the intervention of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, saying that the wind and bad weather took the boats to Yemeni territorial waters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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