Egypt eyes gas supplies from Russia – Lavrov

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi have discussed the possibility of the deliveries of Russian natural gas to Egypt as the North African country may soon become an importer to revive its weakened economy, Russian Fo

Egypt looks for BRICS entry

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy who is on his first visit to New Delhi told Indian daily, The Hindu that his country was keen on joining the BRICS

India engages Morsi’s Egypt

India takes the long term view that Egypt is the charioteer of the Arab world and the Muslim Brotherhood has offshoots in many countries in the region

Egypt’s Brothers copy Iran’s revolution

In both cases, the ‘fedayeen’ of the revolution have come to grief, rudely pushed aside, while the best-organized force, namely, the Islamists, seize the monopoly of power

Red line: Blackout in India, Egypt got a new government & Mitt Romni

Each week, Voice of Russia hosts Red Line, a discussion about global events as seen from Moscow.

Putin has a message for Egypt

Putin chose to underline Moscow’s desire to “strengthen” the bilateral relations between Russia and Egypt and to forge a “constructive partnership and close cooperation” on regional issues with Mursi

The Arab Spring in global context

Attempts to impose democracy produce the opposite effect but it is impossible to suppress people’s natural desire to express their political views, believes political expert.

Chain revolution

In 2012, the Arab Spring (or winter) will bring the world many more surprises – many of which will be unpleasant.

Egyptian revolution through the eyes of an India scholar

Will Russia's youth follow the Egyptian example?

Russian sociologists and political observers wonder if there are lessons for their country in the Middle East, but the situations are quite different.

Yevgeny Primakov: Questions of the awakened pyramids

Waves of demonstrators in Egypt are calling for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, whose regime, despite rapid economic growth, has not resolved the problems of poverty, high unemployment and rampant corruption.