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Air France to avoid flying over Sinai for safety reasons
French airline Air France has decided to avoid flying over the Sinai Peninsula for safety reasons, following the crash of a Russian passenger plane in that region of Egypt. A spokeswoman for the...
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DNA tests at Zeinhom morgue to identify Russian plane victims
CAIRO: The Egyptian forensic authority announced Saturday it has started a DNA identification analysis of the crashed Russian Airbus A321 victims, Youm7 reported. “DNA testing has been carried out for...
View Article175 bodies taken out of Russian plane
CAIRO: A total of 175 bodies have been extracted from the Russian plane that crashed in central Sinai Saturday, an official source told Youm7. The Third Field Army has taken over the rescue mission and...
View ArticleCo-pilot’s wife says husband complained about plane’s condition
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: The wife of the co-pilot of the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt says her husband had complained about the plane’s condition, according to a Russian TV channel....
View ArticleLufthansa, Air France avoid flying over Sinai after crash
BERLIN/PARIS: Two of Europe’s largest airlines have decided to avoid flying over the Sinai peninsula while they wait for clarity on what caused a Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers to crash in...
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Russian airliner crash site “restricted zone” until investigations end
CAIRO: Egypt’s top prosecutor issued a decision Sunday to consider the crash site of the ill-fated Russian plane in Sinai Peninsula as restricted area until the end of investigations, according to...
View ArticleRussia opens criminal case after airliner crashes in Egypt: agencies
MOSCOW: Russia’s top Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case against airline Kogalymavia after one of its planes with 224 people aboard crashed in Egypt on Saturday, Russian news agencies...
View ArticlePM visits Russian embassy to extend condolences over plane crash
CAIRO: Prime Minister Sherif Ismail visited the Russian embassy in Cairo Sunday morning to express his condolences over the death of all passengers on a Russian plane that crashed in the Sinai Saturday...
View ArticleS&P downgrade of Saudi debt may dampen markets
CAIRO: The decision of Standard & Poor’s at the weekend to downgrade Saudi Arabia’s sovereign debt while keeping a negative outlook on it may dampen Gulf stock markets on Sunday, preventing any...
View ArticleIslamist al Shabaab attack Somali hotel, kill at least 11
MOGADISHU: Two bombs ripped into a hotel in the Somali capital on Sunday and security forces fought Islamist al Shabaab gunmen who stormed inside the building for hours afterwards, police and witnesses...
View ArticleMyanmar’s radical monks shaping historic election
YANGON: A powerful Buddhist ultranationalist group is helping Myanmar’s ruling party win votes in next Sunday’s election after the government pushed through laws seen as anti-Muslim, the co-founder of...
View ArticleAzerbaijan’s ruling party seen easily winning election
BAKU: Azeri voters headed to the polls on Sunday for a parliamentary election which Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev’s ruling party is widely expected to win, and which mainstream opposition and...
View ArticleTourism Minister postpones participation in WTM over Russian plane crash
CAIRO: Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou has postponed a trip to the UK to participate in the World Tourism Market (WTM) in the wake of the Russian plane crash, Youm7 reported. The crash occurred a day...
View ArticleTurkish, U.S. air strikes kill more than 50 IS militants in Syria: agency
ISTANBUL: Air strikes by Turkish and U.S. aircraft in Syria on Saturday killed more than 50 Islamic State militants and wounded around 30, state-run Anadolu Agency quoted security sources as saying on...
View ArticleDUI tests of school bus drivers resume after elections
CAIRO: A drug-testing campaign conducted on school bus drivers will resume its work Sunday after a temporary halt during the first round of parliamentary elections held in the country from Oct. 18-28....
View ArticleRussian reporters admitted to plane crash site in Sinai
CAIRO: Russian reporters were admitted to the crash site of the fallen plane in Sinai amid heavy security Sunday; they include representatives of MTV, NTV, RIA, TASS and other agencies, Youm7 reported....
View ArticlePakistani chief of air staff in Cairo for talks
CAIRO: Pakistan’s Chief of Air Staff Sohail Aman arrived in Cairo Sunday in a visit that will last for several days, Youm7 reported. As both Egypt and Pakistan support the Saudi-led alliance operating...
View Article20,000 fans to attend Egypt-Chad World Cup qualifier Nov. 17: official
CAIRO: Up to 20,000 fans will be allowed to attend the Egypt-Chad World Cup qualifier match scheduled for Nov. 17 at Borg al-Arab Stadium, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) executive director...
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