A Russian plane carrying more than 200 passengers from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh has crashed in central Sinai with all on board feared dead. A security officer from the search and rescue team dispatched to the scene said … read more
A Russian airliner has crashed in central Sinai with more than 200 people on board, the office of Egypt’s prime minister has confirmed. The Airbus A-321 had just taken off from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, on its … read more
Egypt’s air accident chief said on Saturday that a missing passenger plane on its way to Russia had safely left Egyptian airspace and made contact with Turkish air traffic control. “The … Russian airline had told us that the Russian … read more
A Russian passenger aircraft carrying 212 people loses contact with air traffic control in Egypt. Reports say the aircraft was carrying mainly Russian tourists and was traveling from the Egyptian resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh to Russia. A report by … read more
A massive car bomb has exploded near a security building in a residential neighbourhood of Cairo, the interior ministry has said. So far there have been no reports of deaths from the blast, which destroyed a wall in front of … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 100 prisoners including three Al Jazeera television journalists, on Wednesday, a day before he plans to head to the annual United Nations summit of world leaders. The Al Jazeera journalists, Canadian Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian … read more
Mexico’s foreign minister said in Cairo on Wednesday that her government is demanding a “thorough, comprehensive, prompt and transparent investigation” into why Egyptian security forces mistakenly attacked a tourist convoy last Sunday that left 12 people dead – among them … read more
Gunmen have shot dead a police general in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, the interior ministry said, in the latest attack claimed by Islamic State (IS) group militants. Assailants in a car gunned down General Khaled Kamal Osman during an inspection of … read more
At least 15 people including two children were killed after a cargo boat collided with a ferry on the Nile on Wednesday, hospital, security and political sources said. The captain of the cargo boat and his deputy were arrested after … read more
large explosion has reportedly rocked the Italian consulate in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, leaving at least one person dead. According to reports, the explosion, which took place at 6:30 a.m. local time (0430 GMT) on Saturday, caused damage to … read more