CAIRO, December 1, Sputnik Press Office – In accordance with the agreement, the parties will develop bilateral cooperation to increase each other’s information presence in Russia and Egypt. They also plan to exchange political, cultural, economic, and sports information and also implement joint projects aimed at expanding the information space.
"Sputnik has been developing its resources in Arab countries, where it has its Sputnik Arabic team of professional journalists. Partnership with such a strong local player as MENA offers access to interesting content and an opportunity to implement joint editorial projects. I’m sure that this partnership will strengthen the positions of Sputnik Arabic in the region where Sputnik has become a major player over the past two years," said Sputnik Deputy Editor-in-Chief Sergei Kochetkov.
Sputnik (sputniknews.com) is a news agency and radio network with multimedia news hubs in dozens of countries. Sputnik broadcasts through its websites in over 30 languages, as well as on analogue and digital radio, mobile apps, and social media. Sputnik newswires, available by subscription, 24/7 in English, Arabic, Spanish and Chinese.
MENA (mena.org.eg) is an Egyptian news agency. It was established in 1955 and runs its website in Arabic, French and English. MENA has Arabic and English newswires and photo services, sends SMS mobile text alerts of breaking news, and issues a number of print publications at different intervals. MENA produces over 1,000 news items in three languages per day and has correspondents in 40 countries.
