Israel’s leaders write to new Egyptian president

  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president and prime minister have sent separate letters to Egypt’s new Islamist president, congratulating him on his election victory and calling for continued peace between the neighboring countries, Israeli officials said Sunday. Israeli officials have grown jittery over the future of relations with Egypt since last year’s ouster of longtime President Hosni Mubarak. The […]

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Russian Prime Minister Arrives in Far East to Inspect APEC Facilities

  (RIA NOVOSTI)  —  Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok to inspect facilities whose construction is underway as Russia is preparing to host an APEC summit in September, the Kremlin reported. Medvedev will check the condition of infrastructure facilities being built for the forum and will hear a report […]

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