Latest news of the day: the departure of the Dean of Russian media in Egypt

Egypt News Today: Moscow on Wednesday named Andrei Popov, the Russian media dean in Egypt, died of a heart attack during a sports day near his residence in Zamalek in Cairo.

For its part, the Russian Cultural Center led by Alexei Tifanyan announced three days of mourning for his activities, as well as the chairman of the Arab Union of Russian and Soviet graduates Sharif Gad, who also extended his condolences to the family of the deceased who helped to strengthen Russian-Arab relations..

Andrey Popov has been in the Middle East for many years and was born in Budapest in 1948. After graduating from the Moscow Institute of International Relations in the press department in 1971, he began his career on the radio Soviet as a writer and correspondent in the Arab countries. He worked for two years in Cairo, then for five years in Lebanon during the civil war, then returned to Moscow where he obtained his doctorate on the Arab world before returning to Egypt to head the media representation section. Lucy TV Central since 1991 until her death, and gave birth to her daughter Anastasia in Cairo, which today became one of the most Russian TV Computation.

During his career in the press, Popov managed to hold meetings with several Egyptian and Arab personalities and wrote objectively about the thorny events in the Arab region, including the events in Lebanon and the revolutions of January 25 and 30. June in Egypt..

Popov loved Egypt and wrote about it sincerely. He has always been keen to write the truth, especially during the period of the revolution. In the chaos of Tahrir Square, a journalist said: "It does not require the departure of foreigners to Egypt."He said.

Andrey Popov has lived his life in Egypt and wants to help all Russians who come to Egypt. The oldest Russian media has lived in Egypt. He has even become a scholar of his history and details, transmitting to Russian citizens his love for the Egyptians..