Claims that a Russian airliner which crashed in Egypt was shot down by terrorists “can’t be considered accurate”, Russia’s Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov told the Interfax news agency on Saturday. “Now in various media there is assorted information that … read more
An Egyptian aviation official says the pilot of the Russian airliner that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula had reported technical difficulties before losing contact with air traffic controllers. Ayman al-Muqadem, a member of the Aviation Incidents Committee, said the pilot … read more
Egyptian search and rescue team members have heard voices in a section of a Russian plane that crashed in the country’s Sinai peninsula on Saturday, an officer on the scene told Reuters on Saturday. “There is another section of the … read more
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 total of 19,835 Egyptian voters cast their votes abroad in the first phase run-offs of Egypt’s legislative elections, according to the Supreme Elections Commission (SEC) Thursday. This brings the turnout rate to just under 3 percent, a drop from … read more
Violations by parliamentary candidates, which marked the first and second round of elections in October in 14 governorates, seem to have increased in a series of electoral bribes, illegal campaigning and attempts to influence voters’ opinions. Four members of the … read more
Run-offs of phase one of Egypt’s House of Representatives elections saw a low turnout in most provinces inside Egypt Tuesday, and abroad where voting started on Monday. The scant showing at the polls was no surprise with the turnout barely … read more