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France sells warships to Egypt, after Russia deal scrapped
French President Francois Hollande said Wednesday Egypt had agreed to buy two Mistral warships which France built for Russia before scrapping the sale over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Gulf...
France says Egypt to buy warships after Russia deal scrapped
Egypt has agreed to buy two Mistral warships which France built for Russia before scrapping the sale over the Ukraine crisis, the French presidency said in a statement on Sept.23. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Egypt buys 2 French warships intended for Russia
Egypt is to buy two French warships built for Russia before the sale was cancelled over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
The decline of US power?
Standing on the Washington Mall at the turn of the new millennium, it was impossible not to be struck by America’s power and global pre-eminence. Victory in the Cold War made it the hegemon in a unipolar world. Few argued when the 20th Century was dubbed the “American Century”, a term first coined in the early 1940s when the...
Moscow warns against NATO advancement toward Russian borders
A top Russian official warns that Russia will take countermeasures to ensure its national security in the face of any NATO advancement toward Russian frontiers. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “Any expansion of an organization like NATO in the direction of our borders will make it imperative for us to take countermeasures to ensure our own...
Moscow sees growing chance for international deal on Syria – source
Moscow sees a growing chance to reach international agreement on fighting terrorism in Syria and resolving a conflict which has killed a quarter of a million people, a Russian diplomatic source said on Wednesday. Diplomacy has so far failed to find a solution to the crisis, now in its fifth year, with international powers supporting rival sides...
Ukraine, NATO sign defense agreements
NATO has expanded its cooperation with Ukraine, who hopes to be a full member in 2016, with the signing of new agreements on defense and technical cooperation …read more Source: World...
A tale of three lovers
Analysis: In the first of a new series, Paul McLoughlin studies how, despite heavy losses, Damascus can still rely on Iran and Russia, who may both gain from the conflict. Russian military hardware and troops are pouring into Syria, and President Bashar al-Assad is presented with a blessing and a curse. Increasingly isolated, Assad is in need of...
Ukraine relies on nuclear energy to steer off energy crisis this winter
Ukraine faces an unprecedented energy crisis after the loss of coal mines and shale gas fields in war-torn eastern regions. …read more Source:...
Nato chief stops short of backing Ukraine membership
Kiev: The head of Nato said on Tuesday that “Ukraine can rely on” the Western military alliance but stopped short of infuriating Russia by backing the ex-Soviet republic’s membership in the Cold War-era bloc. Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also repeated his charge from Monday that Russia was supplying pro-Moscow...
