Russia

Sharm el-Sheikh--Russian operator Vimpelcom's deal to buy telecoms assets from Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has "a very big chance" of…

Moscow--A deal for one of the world's largest mobile phone carriers moved a step closer Monday when Russia's Vimpelcom overrode…

Egypt's projected tourist bookings in 2011 have fallen by an estimated 65 percent due to the recent spate of shark…

Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid said Russia offered Egypt three options for financing construction of its nuclear…

Zurich--Qatar was selected as host of the 2022 World Cup, beating out a bid by the United States to bring…

The Russian Ministry of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy intends to publish on its website a blacklist that includes Egyptian…

Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younis will visit Moscow on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in nuclear technology…

Grozny--Militants stormed parliament in Russia's conflict-torn Chechnya Tuesday, seizing deputies and gunning down guards, before being killed in a bloody…

Amsterdam--VimpelCom Ltd., Russia’s second- largest mobile-phone operator, and Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris agreed to merge their phone assets in a…

Trading in mobile phone service provider Orascom Telecom's shares was halted on the Egyptian stock exchange Monday as the bourse…