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Egypt and Russia signed on Thursday two agreements on the financing and construction of a nuclear plant that is part of “a peaceful nuclear program for the production of electricity,” as Egyptian officials point out. The construction of the plant, Read more
Stakeholders in the Egyptian tourism industry would be concerned about its revival after President Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff, Segei Ivanov, told reporters in Helsinki, Finland, that Russian flights will not be heading to the north African country anytime soon Read more
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad met Tuesday night in Moscow with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during his first official trip outside his country since the beginning the civil war in 2011. Assad thanked Putin for his “help” in the Syrian conflict Read more
Saudi Arabia and NATO member countries accused Russia Thursday for hitting false targets in Syria as Moscow launched its air raids on ISIL specific targets. Russia’s entrance into the Syrian conflict is seriously raising eye brows in the Western camp Read more
Mixed reports are emerging from the negotiations in Vienna and there are possible hints that the talks could end without any agreement. Although parties involved in the talks have been stating that they have never been so closer to an Read more
Bahrain is eyeing to further strengthen economic ties with Russia due to the positive outcome of trade between the two countries since the establishment of the Russian-Bahraini Business Council in 2007. Officials of the two countries have been exchanging visits to Read more
The powerful Saudi intelligence chief Prince Bandar Bin Sultan has stepped down and was replaced temporarily by his deputy General Youssef al-Idrissi. Mr. Bandar served as ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States. He was appointed intelligence chief in Read more
The build-up towards a possible foreign intervention in Syria is getting closer by the day and the allies have been deploying their arsenals in nearby waters. Russia has responded to the anchoring of U.S warships near Syria by sending a Read more
Vladimir Putin said that the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the Mubadala Development Company from the United Arab Emirates would join efforts in investing in the Russian infrastructure. Mubadala was established in 2002, and is an active global investor Read more