New York Times | Russia Mourns as Officials Seek Cause of Jet Crash in Egypt New York Times PETERSBURG, Russia — As Russia mourned the 224 victims of a charter flight that crashed over the weekend on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, investigators on Sunday began the difficult process of trying to determine whether the plane, which they said had ... Questions swirl over Russian plane crash in Sinai that killed all 224 aboard 224 Killed After Russian Airliner Crashes in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula [Updated] Russian Investigators Arrive in Egypt After Fatal Plane Crash |
Bloomberg | Russian Jet Likely Broke Up Midair Over Egypt, Officials Say Bloomberg A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula killing all 224 people on board appears to have broken up in midair, scattering debris over several kilometers of rugged terrain, according to senior aviation officials who visited the crash ... |
News24 | Rights group: Egypt has prevented scores from travelling U.S. News & World Report CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has unlawfully prevented "scores" of people from leaving the country over the past year, U.S. based-Human Rights Watch said in a new report released Sunday. Those blocked from leaving the country include "leaders and members of ... Egypt bars scores of Egyptians from traveling - HRW Egypt bars scores of Egyptians from traveling -Human Rights Watch |
Egypt: Official says doomed Russian plane was in good shape Gainesville Sun The Metrojet plane, bound for St. Petersburg in Russia, crashed 23 minutes after it took off from Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Saturday morning. The 224 people on board, all Russian except for four Ukrainians and one Belarusian, died. |
RTE.ie | Irish experts to assist Egypt crash investigation RTE.ie A team of Irish aviation officials is expected to travel to Egypt tomorrow and assist with the investigation into the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula yesterday, killing all 224 people on board. The A321 aircraft is registered in ... |
Middle East Monitor | For the first time since 1948, Egypt votes for Israel at UN Middle East Monitor Egypt's representative at United Nations voted on Friday in support of Israel's bid for membership of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), Israeli media reported. Since the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 and ... Support for Gulf states' COPUOS membership required vote for Israel: Egypt's FM |
The Guardian | Egypt to put editor and writer on trial for sexually explicit writing The Guardian Egypt's prosecution has referred to trial the editor-in-chief and a writer for Egypt's top literary magazine for publishing sexually explicit material and allegedly violating public morals. Mahmoud Othman, a lawyer representing writer Ahmed Naji, said ... Egypt Refers Writer, Editor to Trial for Sexual Content |
TIME | See How Tourists Have Deserted Egypt's Sinai Region TIME Egypt's Sinai region, once known for its thriving tourism, has in recent years become synonymous with danger and tragedy. The sparsely populated stretch of desert between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea shares a border with Israel, and tourists ... |
DefenseNews.com | As US-Egypt Tensions Thaw, M1A1 Abrams Tank Co-Production to Resume DefenseNews.com GABORONE, Botswana — The United States and Egyptian governments will soon resume the co-production of M1A1 Abrams tanks, weapon systems and accessories after signing a deal that formalized the collaboration between the Egyptian Tank Plant and ... |
CNN | Russia mourns those lost in Egypt plane crash CNN By Jethro Mullen and Arwa Damon, CNN. The remains of Russian tourists killed in a passenger jet crash in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula are expected to start arriving back in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday as questions swirl over what caused the disaster. |