... Moscow. Among the largest new
gas fields
are Tamar (discovered in 2009) and Leviathan (discovered in 2010).
Later, taking into account the impossibility of finding a consensus in the Turkey–Israel dialogue, Tel Aviv was prepared to sell its gas to Egypt, which also had political disagreements with Ankara. The rapprochement between Cairo and Tel Aviv was as disadvantageous for Ankara as Iran’s growing influence in the region. Thus, Turkey was forced to soften its stance in order to prevent ...
... those failed states are often planned, funded and instigated from abroad. Second, the intentions and commitments of the West should not be trusted; the West can easily ‘sell out’ its longtime allies and friends in the region (e.g. Mubarak in Egypt); even a UN Security Council resolution can be violated or interpreted in a very liberal way. Third, if Russia remains an idle bystander watching the Middle East turmoil from the sideline, the chaos, instability, and terrorism generated in the Middle ...
The 2011 revolution in Egypt unleashed a revolutionary storm throughout the region. It was the changes in this, the largest and most influential country socially and culturally, that aroused the neighbours who were intrigued, but not really inspired by the earlier experience ...
...
Working paper prepared by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) within the project «Middle East: Political Dynamics and Russia’s Interests». The authors examine the main trends in the development of the political and economic situation in Egypt, analyze the state of Russian-Egyptian relations, lead recommendations for their further development, examine the role of Egypt through the prism of the exacerbation of regional conflicts and threats in the Middle East, analyze the prospects for ...
On October 29, 2015, RIAC and Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) with support of Egypt’s Embassy to Moscow held roundtable “
Russia-Egypt Cooperation: Bilateral and Regional Dimensions.
”
The event attracted former Egyptian Foreign Minister (1991-2001) and ...
On October 28, 2015, Moscow was the venue for a public debate on Russia-Egypt relations and Middle East developments with participation of former Egyptian Foreign Minister (1991–2001) and Secretary-General of the Arab League (2001–2011) Amr Moussa.
Organized by RIAC with support of Egypt’s Embassy to Russia,...
Why Cairo is Turning to Moscow
Russia is working hard to bolster its diplomatic, economic and military clout in the Arab world along several tracks, among them through Egypt, a regional leader that has been
declared
by President Vladimir Putin as "a very promising country". For its part, Cairo is doing its best to expand cooperation with Moscow along political, military-technical, energy, trade, investment ...
The relationship seems to have returned to Mubarak’s times
The U.S.-Egypt strategic dialogue was reset on August 2 in Cairo which signifies restoration of a full-scale partnership of the two countries at the level of the Hosni Mubarak rule.
The bilateral relationship was shattered in July 2013 when the Egypt's top brass ...
... have to maintain regional order on their own. If there is a military conflict with Iran, the Americans will hardly leave the KSA to fight it alone, but Riyadh feels less than reassured.
The Saudi elite still seems impressed by the 2011 overthrow of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who was unceremonially dumped by Washington despite their decades-long partnership. And the situation in Egypt went on to deteriorate. First the KSA-hostile Muslim Brotherhood came to power, and then, soon after his election,...
The official visit of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Russia — his first overseas trip outside the Arab world since his election — and the outcome of his talks with President Vladimir Putin have clearly demonstrated the close links among the seemingly ...
