Egypt president to seek oil, wheat, silos in Russia

Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi will seek oil, gas and grain silos when he visits Russia this week in a bid to revive cooperation that flourished in the Soviet era, officials said.

The official newspaper of the governing Freedom and Justice Party said Morsi would travel to Moscow on Friday for talks with President Vladimir Putin on closer economic cooperation and efforts to end the civil war in Syria. (Reuters)