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International experts in Egypt to inspect Metrojet wreckage
Experts from Russia and Germany are in Egypt to inspect the wreckage of a Russian passenger plane that crashed in Sinai last...
Case of crashed Russian plane referred to Egypt security prosecutor
Egypt's Public Prosecutor Ahmed Sadeq said on Thursday he had referred the case of the Russian airplane that crashed in Sinai last...
Egypt’s Sisi, for first time, says Russian plane was brought down...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that the Russian plane that crashed in Sinai last year was downed by terrorists...
Egypt says made no arrests in connection to Russian plane crash
Egypt's interior ministry denied on Saturday making any arrests in connection with the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Sinai last...
EgyptAir mechanic suspected in Russian plane crash – sources
An EgyptAir mechanic whose cousin joined Islamic State in Syria is suspected of planting a bomb on a Russian passenger plane that...
Egypt to hire foreign company to improve security at airports
Egypt said on Monday it would hire a foreign company to help improve the country's airport security, seen as a weak link...
Egypt says no evidence of terrorism in Russian plane crash
Egypt said on Monday it had found no evidence so far of terrorism or other illegal action linked to the crash of...
U.N. panel to review airport security after Egypt plane crash
The United Nations' aviation agency said on Monday its panel of security experts will review ways to better protect airports from terrorism...
Islamic State says ‘Schweppes bomb’ used to bring down Russian plane
Islamic State's official magazine carried a photo on Wednesday of a Schweppes drink it said was used to make an improvised bomb...
Egypt says has found no evidence criminal action behind plane crash
Egypt said on Tuesday it would take into account Russia's conclusion that a bomb brought down a passenger plane over the Sinai...
Egypt detains two airport staff in connection with Sinai air crash:...
Egyptian authorities have detained two employees of Sharm al-Sheikh airport in connection with the downing of a Russian jet on Oct. 31...
Egypt stands to lose $280 mln a month from flight suspensions
Egypt stands to lose 2.2 billion Egyptian pounds ($280 million) a month from Britain and Russia's decision to suspend flights after the...
Investigators “90 percent sure” bomb downed Russian flight in Egypt
Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are "90 percent sure" the noise heard in the final second of a cockpit...
Egypt says foreign powers ignored calls to fight terrorism
Egypt criticised its foreign partners on Saturday for ignoring calls to work harder to combat terrorism, after Western intelligence sources said there...
Insight – Russian plane crash points to Egypt’s counterinsurgency flaws
Giant posters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in military uniform hang at security checkpoints leading to the Sinai, but the crash...
Islamic State Egypt branch suspected in plane crash remains elusive
The Islamic State branch suspected of bringing down a Russian airliner in Egypt had eluded a security dragnet by operating in secretive...
Egyptian airport security under scrutiny as bomb suspicions mount
Egypt insisted on Thursday its airports were secured to international standards, despite growing concerns that its screening procedures may be flawed and...
Flight recorders show crashed Russian jet not struck from outside: investigator
The Russian plane that crashed in Egypt was not struck from the outside and the pilot did not make a distress call...
Russian airliner with 224 aboard crashes in Egypt’s Sinai, all killed
A Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers crashed into a mountainous area of Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Saturday shortly after losing radar contact...
