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Russia-Egypt relations

Nuclear power plants are seen in Ulsan, South Korea, Feb. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
August 25, 2022, 3:13 pm
South Korea signs deal with Russia to help build Egypt’s first nuclear power plant
$2.25 billion deal will see the state-run Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power provide components for the plant to be built in Dabaa, northwest of Cairo
By AP
In this file photo taken on Nov. 9, 2015, Russian passengers prepare to depart from Sharm el-Sheikh Airport in south Sinai, Egypt. (AP Photo/Ahmed Abd El-Latif)
December 15, 2017, 4:20 pm
Russia to resume flights to Egypt, halted after 2015 bombing
Kremlin announcement comes two years after IS bomb brought down a Russian airliner over Sinai that killed 224
By NATALIYA VASILYEVA
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets troops alongside Syrian President Bashar Assad on a visit to the Hmeimim air base in Syria, December 11, 2017. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
December 13, 2017, 1:29 pm
Under Putin, Russia increases clout in the Middle East
Russian president has emerged as powerful stakeholder in volatile region, brokering deals with key players from Iran to Saudi Arabia to Turkey, and Israel
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and Zeina Karam
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the annual Volunteer of Russia 2017 award ceremony at the Megasport Sport Palace in Moscow, Russia, December 6, 2017. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
December 11, 2017, 1:41 pm
Putin lands in Egypt in sign of growing ties
Russian president arrives in Cairo after surprise visit to Syria; countries are in talks to finalize a nuclear power plant deal reached in 2015
By Hamza Hendawi
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greets Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in Moscow, Russia, August 2015. (Mohammed Abdel Moatey/MENA via AP)
November 30, 2017, 3:01 pm
Russia negotiates deal for its warplanes to use Egypt bases
Deal to allow countries to use each other’s military airstrips would see Moscow increase foothold in North Africa and Middle East
By AP
In this March 5, 2011 file photo, an anti-government rebel sits with an anti-aircraft weapon in front an oil refinery in Ras Lanouf, eastern Libya. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
March 14, 2017, 9:25 am
Russian special forces reportedly deployed to Egypt
Soldiers operating near Libyan border believed to be assisting Egyptian-backed militia commander
By ToI Staff and AP
In this July 22, 2015, file photo, provided by the office of the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, and Defense Minister Sedqi Sobh, left, stand at attention at the Air Defense Academy in Alexandria, Egypt. (Mohammed Samaha/Egyptian Presidency via AP, File)
October 21, 2016, 11:33 am
War on jihadist groups leaves Cairo caught between Sunni allies, Shiite powers
Its economy depends on Saudi Arabia, but its single-minded campaign against Islamic State pushes Egypt closer to Russia, Assad and Iran
By Hamza Hendawi
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greets Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in Moscow, Russia, August 2015. (Mohammed Abdel Moatey/MENA via AP)
October 11, 2016, 10:26 pm
Russia to hold military drills in Egypt this month
Exercise will see Putin’s airborne troops on Egyptian soil for first time
By AFP
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