Until investigations unfold regarding the disappearance of EgyptAir flight MS804, one question will keep coming up: how secure was the aircraft and can flights’ security be breached? Aircraft security to minimise technical hazards An Airbus A320 pilot, who spoke to … read more
Twenty-three body bags containing the remains of victims from EgyptAir flight MS804 have arrived at Zenhom mortuary. The parts recovered are very small and identifying them, or even which part of the body they come from, has proved to be … read more
The demise of the expat has long been predicted with the rise of technology making remote working, communication and video conferencing easier. But the reality is more expats than ever are moving around the world to work. During the past … read more
Pope Francis on Monday embraced the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the prestigious Sunni Muslim center of learning, in a sign that a five-year suspension of important Catholic-Muslim ties was over. As Sheik Ahmed el-Tayyib arrived for his audience in the … read more
On 12 May Egypt received the first shipment of armoured vehicles from the US. The US Embassy in Cairo featured an article on its official website on the details of the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, designed to protect soldiers … read more
Stratfor Analysis As the investigation into the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 continues and searchers begin to find evidence, the jihadist world has been strangely silent. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the aircraft early May 19 and we are … read more
Reuters Egypt’s public prosecutor formally requested data on the crashed EgyptAir plane from France and Greece on Monday, as the victims’ remains began arriving at a Cairo morgue ready for DNA testing. EgyptAir flight 804 from Paris to Cairo vanished … read more
Imogen Faux Security at French airports, particularly Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, has come under intense scrutiny since the crash on Thursday of an EgyptAir plane en route from Paris to Cairo, with the loss of 66 lives. Both … read more
(Reuters) – The human remains so far retrieved from the wreckage of the crashed EgyptAir plane suggest that there was an explosion aboard, an Egyptian forensics official and investigation sources said on Tuesday. The official based his assessment on the … read more
Many speculations have been made on what caused EgyptAir’s flight MS804 to crash early Thursday morning, shortly before it was due to land, over the Mediterranean Sea near the coast of Alexandria where the Egyptian Armed Forces located debris from … read more