Russia criticises EU’s foreign policy chief for ‘interfering’
BY Sofia Echo | PHOTO Reuters
PUBLISHED 03:45, February 5, 2012
Russia has accused the European Union foreign policy chief of interfering in its internal affairs by making statements about the Russian election. A spokesman for the Russian foreign ministry, Alexander Lukashevich, said Thursday that Catherine Ashton’s comments on Russia made February 1 in the European Parliament are bewildering. In her speech, Ashton urged the Russian government to engage in dialogue with the opposition and to review its decision to deny registration for the presidential election campaign to opposition leader Grigory... [Read more]
Egypt’s new revolution ‘against the military’
BY Deutsche Welle
PUBLISHED 04:30, February 6, 2012
Public riots have resumed in Egypt, with reports of hundreds of injuries and deaths. Deutsche Welle spoke to journalist Karim El-Gawhary, who witnessed the latest protests in Cairo. DW: Just a few days ago, 70 were killed in Port Said after a soccer match, creating new tensions in Egypt. Mr. El-Gawhary, on the night from Friday to Saturday (February 4,... [Read more]




