Arab League–Russia relations

Russia–Arab League relations include various contacts between the Russian Federation and the multi-state Arab organization. The Russian Federation maintains various contacts with the Arab League and plays a mediating role in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

Russian-Arab Business Council

Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in the Arab League Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

The Russian-Arab Business Council is an organization that develops the trade and economic relations between Russia and the Arab countries and provides assistance in establishing business contacts between businessmen. It has already established a Russia-based TV station called Rusiya al Youm (ar:روسيا اليوم) meaning Russia Today, in Arabic. It is the first Russian station to be aired in the Arabic language.

Comparison

Population

360,029,936

141,927,297

Area

13,953,041 km² (5,382,910 sq mi)

17,075,400 km² (6,592,800 sq mi)

Population density

24.33/km² (63/sq mi)

8.3/km² (21.5/sq mi)

Capital

Cairo

Moscow

Largest city

Cairo – 6,758,581 (17,856,000 metro)

Moscow – 10,126,424

Organization and type of government

Regional organisation and political union

Federal semi-presidential republic

Official languages

Arabic

Russian

Main religions

91% Islam, 5.8% Christianity, 4% others

73% Russian Orthodoxy, 20% Agnostic, 7% Islam

GDP (nominal)

$1.898 trillion ($7,672 per capita)

$2.109 trillion ($14,919 per capita)

See also

  • Soviet Union and the Arab–Israeli conflict
  • The Soviet Union and the Iran-Iraq War
  • Russia and the Arab–Israeli conflict