U.S. delegation to review security measures in Cairo and Sharm-El Sheikh airports
A U.S. congressional delegation will review security measures in Cairo and Sharm El-Sheikh airports as part of a…
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Putin: No agreement yet on restoring air link to Egypt
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday officials from Cairo and Moscow have so far failed to agree on…
Russia-Egypt flights to resume by beginning of summer: Russian deputy FM
Moscow hopes that air communication with Egypt would be restored by the beginning of the summer, Russia and Egypt…
BREAKING: Egypt’s Attorney to start investigating ‘criminal activity’…
An official Russian report suggesting that “criminal activity” was behind the crash of a Metrojet that killed all…
Italy tourism reservations to Egypt fall 90% during summer 2015
Travel reservations made by Italian tourists to visit Egypt have dived by 90 percent a year-on-year, Mohamed…
World Bank slashes Egypt’s predicted 2016 growth rate to 3.8%
Egypt's economic growth is forecasted to slow to 3.8 percent in financial year 2015/16 from 4.2 percent expected in…
Thomson and Thomas Cook extend flight ban from UK to Egypt’s Sharm al-Sheikh
UK-based holiday operators Thomson and Thomas Cook have extended a suspension of their flights to Sharm el-Sheikh…
BREAKING: Egypt assigns UK Control Risks to assess airport security
Egypt has appointed the UK-based Control Risks Company to assess and enhance security in its airports, Egyptian…
Putin: Russia working with Egypt to restore air travel
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that his country is working with Egypt to restore air links that…
Moscow rejects Egypt’s preliminary report on Russian plane crash
Moscow announced Monday that it rejected a preliminary report issued by Cairo stating that the Russian plane that…
BREAKING: Egypt says no evidence so far of terrorist attack in Russian plane crash
The Egyptian committee investigating the causes of the October crash of a Russian airliner in Central Sinai shortly…
Egyptian tycoon Sawiris in Moscow to ‘give respect’ to Russian plane victims
As being a founding member in the Free Egyptian Party, Egyptian business tycoon Naguib Sawiris is heading a…
INTERVIEW-Egypt sees tourist returns down 10 % after plane crash
Egypt's tourism revenues in 2015 will be at least 10 percent below last year's after a Russian plane crash prompted…
Russian airline seeks compensation from Egypt after plane crash late Oct
Russia’s Kogalymavia airline plans to demand compensation from Egyptian authorities over the crash of its Airbus…
Russia won’t resume flights to Egypt by year-end; says transport minister
Russia is not to resume its air links with Egypt before the end of 2015, while the terms…
Russia selects East Port Said to build industrial zone in Egypt
Russia has selected East Port Said area to establish its industrial zone in Egypt, said chairman of the Egyptian…
Egypt expects tourist numbers to fall by 13%, compared to last year – minister
The number of tourists to Egypt is expected to drop by 13 percent in 2015/2016, compared to the year before,…
ISIS shows photo of improvised Russian plane bomb
Islamic State's official magazine carried a photo Wednesday of what it said was the improvised bomb that brought…
Egypt denies reports about detaining airport staff over Russian plane crash
Egypt’s interior ministry denied Tuesday media reports claiming that some Sharm El-Sheikh Airport staff were…
Russia offers $50mn reward for information leading to arrest Egypt plane crash terrorists
Russian Special Services are offering $50 million for information on those responsible for the terrorist act of the…
Putin says in final stage of studying Egypt plane crash materials
Russia is in the final stage of studying materials related to the plane crash in Egypt which killed 224 people last…
Contact world PR agencies to support Egypt’s image after travel ban: expert
Since Egypt’s tourism industry faces grave danger following travel ban decisions from several countries fearing…
Egypt stocks shed $3.46bn over rates hike, travel ban
Egypt’s stock market incurred weekly heavy losses amounting to 27.1 billion Egyptian pounds (US$3.46 billion)…
IMF says Russian plane crash could significantly impact Egypt’s tourism
The crash of the Russian plane over the Sinai Peninsula could have serious repercussions on Egypt’s…
ISIS video threatens attacks in Russia “very soon”
Islamic State has released a video threatening attacks in Russia "very soon", the SITE monitoring group stated…
Russian plane crash ‘credit negative’ for Egypt: Moody’s
The recent Russian plane crash in Sinai Peninsula is “credit negative” for Egypt, and will weigh on its tourism…
Kremlin says Russian ban on flights to Egypt will last for months
Moscow's ban on all flights to Egypt following a Russian plane crash will last for at least several months, the…
Russia, Egypt ignore FBI offer of assistance in plane crash probe
Neither Russia nor Egypt has accepted an offer from the FBI to help them in investigating the crash of Metrojet…
Israel sees “high probability” militants caused Russian plane crash in Egypt –…
Israel believes the Russian passenger plane that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Oct. 31 was brought down by…
Emirates Airlines orders Egypt security procedures, not suspends any flights
Tim Clark, President of the Mideast’s biggest airline Emirates Airlines, said Sunday he expected the crash of a…
Milliseconds of sound may be only black box clue in Egypt plane crash
Investigators probing the breakup of a Russian airliner above Egypt is probably to spend a lot of time examining…
How Egypt became Russia’s top tourism destination
The recent Russian plane crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula may have altered a fledgling economic and political…
Britain, Egypt working closely on Sharm al-Sheikh crash – PM
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday his country and Egypt both were working closely on last week's…
France halts direct flights to and from Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh on Russia crash
France has decided to halt all direct flights to and from Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh amid the Russian…
Britain halts flights to Sharm Sheikh, concerned about Russian crash
British Prime Minister David Cameron raised the possibility Wednesday that the Russian chartered jet that broke…
Kremlin says ‘inappropriate’ to link Russia’s military strategy in Syria with Egypt…
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists Tuesday that it was inappropriate to link Russia's military…
Russian plane crashed in Egypt’s Sinai ‘broke up in air’ – Russian…
A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt on Saturday "broke up in the air", a Russian aviation official stated…
Sisi says investigation into Russian plane crash could take months
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stated that an investigation into the causes of Saturday's Russian plane…
Emirates decides to halt flights over Egypt’s Sinai
Dubai-based Emirates, the Middle East's biggest carrier, said it has stopped flying over Egypt's Sinai until more…
Russian ministers, air navigation head fly to A321 crash site in Egypt
Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov, Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov and the head of Federal Air…