After years of suspended talks, Pope Francis will receive at the Vatican on Monday Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayeb, the grand imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the highest seat of Sunni Islamic learning. The historic visit between the two religious leaders, which is … read more
National Air Navigation Services Company administrative board chairman Mohi El-Din Azmi denied late Sunday media reports that the pilot of the crashed EgyptAir MS804 contacted Egypt’s control centre, in a statement published by Al-Ahram newspaper. Foreign media reports on Sunday … read more
Reuters Egypt has sent a robot submarine on board the PMS BURULLUS to join the hunt for an EgyptAir plane which crashed in some of the deepest waters of the Mediterranean Sea with 66 people on board, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi … read more
Reuters Egypt will have to work 10 times harder to revive its tourism industry, Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed said on Sunday, after a series of setbacks including the crash of an EgyptAir flight into the Mediterranean on Thursday. Rashed sought … read more
Half a million citizens are currently fleeing their homes in Sri Lanka after the heaviest rains in 25 years fell over the capital of Colombo earlier this week. More than 60 people have already died, while there still remains a … read more
Families and loved ones of those aboard EgyptAir flight 804, which is believed to have crashed in the Mediterranean on Thursday, have begun mourning their relatives after debris from the wreckage was found on Friday. A special prayer was held … read more
Photos showing debris from the crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 were published by the Egyptian Armed Forces on Saturday, offering some of the first pieces of evidence from the incident. The photos depict torn life jackets, seats, and parts from the … read more
Egypt’s president called on Egyptian and international media on Sunday not to consider “a certain scenario” more likely than others regarding the cause of an EgyptAir plane crash that killed all 66 persons on board. “All scenarios are possible,” Abdel … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi offered on Friday condolences to the families of victims who were on board the EgyptAir jet that plunged into the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday with 66 persons on board. Egypt’s flag carrier airline announced early … read more
Egyptian authorities have found a body part, two seats and suitcases in the Mediterranean where they are searching for the missing EgyptAir plane, the Greek defence minister told reporters in Athens on Friday. An official Egyptian military spokesman said in … read more