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Russia supports withdrawal of foreign fighters from Libya
Middle East
August 20, 2021
Russia supports withdrawal of foreign fighters from Libya
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat assured his Libyan counterpart Thursday that Moscow supports the withdrawal of all foreign fighters…
Navalny marks year after poisoning with anti-corruption call
World
August 20, 2021
Navalny marks year after poisoning with anti-corruption call
MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny marked the anniversary of a poisoning attack against him by urging…
Russia to triple flights to Egypt’s Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt
August 16, 2021
Russia to triple flights to Egypt’s Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh
Russia will triple the number of regular flights to Egypt on the Moscow-Hurghada and Moscow-Sharm el-Sheikh route to 15 flights…
Russia bus explosion kills 2, injures 17; cause under review
World
August 13, 2021
Russia bus explosion kills 2, injures 17; cause under review
MOSCOW (AP) — A second person has died in southwestern Russia following an explosion on a city bus that also…
Russia: Helicopter carrying tourists crashes
World
August 12, 2021
Russia: Helicopter carrying tourists crashes
A helicopter with 16 people on board crashed into a volcanic lake on the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia early Thursday. Kamchatka…
SCZone: Russian Industrial Zone will be first of its kind for Moscow
Business
August 11, 2021
SCZone: Russian Industrial Zone will be first of its kind for Moscow
Head of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) Yahya Zaki said on Tuesday that the Russian Industrial Zone (RIZ), which…
Luxor receives first Russian trip coming from Hurghada after six-year hiatus
Egypt
August 11, 2021
Luxor receives first Russian trip coming from Hurghada after six-year hiatus
The Cultural Tourism Marketing Committee in Luxor received the first Russian trip coming from Hurghada through one-day trips to visit…
Tourist flights from 45 Russian cities to Egypt soon: Russian Ambassador to Cairo
Egypt
August 11, 2021
Tourist flights from 45 Russian cities to Egypt soon: Russian Ambassador to Cairo
The Russian ambassador to Cairo Georgiy Borisenko on Tuesday expressed his joy at the return of Russian tourism to Egypt,…
First EgyptAir flight from Moscow lands in Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt
August 10, 2021
First EgyptAir flight from Moscow lands in Sharm el-Sheikh
On Tuesday, Sharm el-Sheikh Airport received its first EgyptAir flight from Moscow in six years, the airline announced in a…
Photos: Sharm el-Sheikh Airport receives 1st Russian flight from Moscow
Egypt
August 9, 2021
Photos: Sharm el-Sheikh Airport receives 1st Russian flight from Moscow
Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport on Monday received its first direct Russian flight from Moscow after more than six years since…