Latest in Tag: Vladimir Putin Highlight
Latest in Tag: Vladimir Putin

Saudi FM criticises Putin over Arab League letter
Russian letter on Arab politics to summit sparks Saudi condemnation
International financing institutions strong backers of Egypt
International financing institutions confirm attendance to Egypt’s Economic Summit this month

Al-Sisi meets Russian Security Council secretary
Relations between Egypt and Russia have been developing since 2013

Fighter jets agreement to be signed with France Monday
French president had announced the deal on Thursday

US ‘does not believe’ Egypt and Russia will end dollar usage
State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki says US supports nuclear power programme under Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

Cairo, Moscow revive strategic cooperation
Al-Sisi, Putin discuss Syria solution, free industrial zone, nuclear energy

Bilateral trade between Cairo, Moscow registers $4.5bn in 2014: Putin
Free trade, Egyptian exports increase mark Cairo-Moscow economic relations

Russia, EU conflict will not pressure Egypt’s economic policies: Analysts
Egypt striving for balanced policy with both parties, says researcher at Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies
Egypt and Russia to establish industrial zone in Suez Canal
No clarification was provided on whether the industrial zone Al-Sisi mentioned and the one Abdel Nour mentioned are the same project
Russian wheat supply to cover Egypt needs until July 2015: Grain Industry chairman
Vladimir Putin says Russia will supply Egypt with 5m tons of wheat throughout the year

Putin asks lawmakers to revoke authorisation to invade Ukraine
NATO last week accused Moscow of deploying more troops near the border while the United States said it would not accept use of Russian force in the country “under any pretext.”

US Department of State criticises Putin’s support for Al-Sisi presidential bid
Al-Sisi’s visit to Russia would not impact shared interests with Egypt, says Deputy US Department Spokesman

G20 warns global recovery ‘too weak’, shadowed by risks
They backed a “Saint Petersburg action plan” to boost growth and employment as host Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned that the “risks are still very, very large” for the fragile recovery.

Russia snubs Morsi’s $2bn loan request
Russian President Vladimir Putin also turns down appeal from Morsi for wheat supplies

Morsi in Russia
The Egyptian presidency says Morsi’s Moscow visit will bring economic opportunities

Morsi to discuss Syria and economic ties with Putin
Morsi’s visit to Moscow follows his assistant’s Russia trip with various Russian officials

Morsi to visit Russia next week
President will seek to pursue investment opportunities between the two nations during meetings with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin

Russia arrests opposition leaders at banned rally
Russian police cracks down on opposition rally, arrests prominent figures

Ultra-nationalist ‘Russian March’ calls for Putin’s ouster
The Russian president has been facing a nascent protest movement against his rule since an election that returned him to the Kremlin for a third term in May

Russia seals $4.2 bn in arms deals with Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev agree on weapons deals totalling over $4.2 billion.
Russia ‘thwarts plot’ to assassinate Putin
By Dmitry Zaks / AFP MOSCOW: Russia on Monday said its secret services had thwarted a plot hatched in a Ukrainian port city by men with links to Chechnya to assassinate Vladimir Putin after next weekend’s presidential election. Less than a week before polls in which Putin is widely expected to reclaim the Kremlin, state-controlled Channel …