Link to article: https://www.rt.com/africa/606225-russia-strategic-partner-egypt/ On Tuesday, during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi described Egypt’s partnership with Russia as “strategic”. El-Sisi highlighted key joint projects, including the construction of Egypt’s first nuclear power plant, El Dabaa, on the Mediterranean coast, which is being developed in cooperation with Rosatom, which… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldova-police-say-businessman-shor-channelled-24-million-pay-off-voters-2024-10-24/ According to the Moldovan police, the pro-Russian fugitive businessman Ilan Shor had channeled $39 million in September and October in a scheme to bribe Moldovan voters in last Sunday’s presidential election and the referendum on joining the EU. During the election campaign, Shor had openly offered to pay Moldovans to persuade others to vote “no” in the referendum… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/turkey-nationalist-leader-pkk-parole-edc203115d8e1af1b584faae8cb824ff The leader of Turkey’s far-right nationalist party, Devlet Bahceli, raised the possibility Tuesday that the imprisoned leader of a militant Kurdish group could be granted parole if he renounces violence and disbands his organization. “Let the terrorist leader … unilaterally declare that terrorism is over and that his organization has been dissolved. “If the terrorist leader’s… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.rt.com/india/604278-india-russia-investment-treaty/ According to the Hindustan Times, a bilateral agreement to increase investments and business cooperation between India and Russia was initially discussed during a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in July. Days later, negotiations were held by officials, and the sides “mutually agreed to speedily conclude an agreement to promote and… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-msf-4a3fdbc069d0b9300c8d9ef658bdde9d On September 17, 2024, Doctors Without Borders, a French non-governmental organization, closed its operations in Russia. This aid group, known by its French name as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), decided to close its operations in Russia due to being removed from Russia’s register of foreign non-governmental organizations. Over the past two years, organizations that have been… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/morocco-spain-migrants-ceuta-85cd2a90db6290808033a68dda6f8e0d On September 15, 2024, migrants were prevented from crossing the Tarajal border into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. The migrants attempted to breach a border fence but were stopped by the Moroccan and Spanish security forces. According to the Moroccan Interior Ministry, 45,000 migration attempts have been prevented from January to early September. In August alone,… Read more »
