Russia and Egypt hold joint naval exercise

Russia and Egypt are holding their first ever joint naval exercise, Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday, strengthening the ties between two states which were once Cold War allies. "The goal of the exercise is to strengthen and develop military co-operation between Egypt's navy and Russia's navy in the interests of security and stability on the sea," the ministry said. Russia is contributing the missile cruiser Moskva, corvette Samum, landing ship Alexander Shabali