Russia
Russian scientists challenge ‘climate change’ claims
Environment
September 16, 2010
Russian scientists challenge ‘climate change’ claims
The United Nations is currently investigating claims that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) falsified scientific data with the…
Successful Arctic passage may spell trouble for Suez traffic, warn experts
Business
September 1, 2010
Successful Arctic passage may spell trouble for Suez traffic, warn experts
Moscow--In an effort to avoid passage through the Suez Canal, a Russian gas tanker has succeeded in breaking through the…
Egyptians return from nuclear training in Russia
Egypt
August 28, 2010
Egyptians return from nuclear training in Russia
Sources from the Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) announced yesterday the return of the first team of Egyptians dispatched to…
FAO: Wheat prices not yet a threat to inflation
Business
August 20, 2010
FAO: Wheat prices not yet a threat to inflation
Milan--World wheat price rises are not yet sufficient to trigger global food inflation, an economist at the UN Food and…
Historic heat to hit Russian growth, fires rage
World
August 10, 2010
Historic heat to hit Russian growth, fires rage
Moscow--Russia's deadly summer heatwave could wipe up to US$14 billion off economic growth, economists said on Tuesday, as wildfires raged…
Russia vows to reschedule wheat shipments to Egypt despite export ban
Business
August 10, 2010
Russia vows to reschedule wheat shipments to Egypt despite export ban
The government on Tuesday declared that it was satisfied with an announcement by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov that…
Egypt requests contracted wheat in light of Russian export ban
Egypt
August 8, 2010
Egypt requests contracted wheat in light of Russian export ban
Egyptian officials on Sunday asked their Russian counterparts to form a joint committee to discuss the implementation of signed contracts…
Egypt to reduce wheat imports as global prices skyrocket
Business
August 5, 2010
Egypt to reduce wheat imports as global prices skyrocket
Egypt plans to reduce its wheat imports in light of a recent 46-percent spike in global wheat prices, the Trade…
Government: quality more important than price for Egyptian wheat imports
Business
July 2, 2010
Government: quality more important than price for Egyptian wheat imports
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced that the quality of imported wheat, without consideration of price, is the…