Russia has signed an agreement to build Egypt’s first nuclear power plant, in a televised ceremony attended by Egyptian President Fattah al-Sissi.
Egypt's nuclear energy agency and Russia's Rosatom company signed the deal pertaining to the Dabaa nuclear power station project Thursday in Cairo.
Sissi said Russia will finance the project through a loan to Egypt, the most populous Arab country, with close to 90 million people.
Construction of the power plant is not expected to begin for several years.