Investigators '90 per cent sure' bomb downed Russian plane

Debris was scattered over a 13-km area 'which is consistent with an in-flight break-up'

09 Nov 2015 7:24 AM

Yemen fighting kills more than 50: sources

Coalition is fighting to restore Hadi to power

08 Nov 2015 2:42 PM

‘Noise heard in Russian plane in last second’

Cockpit information from the Russian jet which crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula one week ago registered a noise in the last second of recording, the head of an investigation committee into the disas

08 Nov 2015 1:39 AM

'No evidence' Russian airliner was downed by bomb: Egypt

'Investigators have as yet no evidence or data confirming the theory of a bomb attack'

05 Nov 2015 4:15 PM

ISIS to reveal how it downed Russian plane

The Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group’s Egyptian branch has purportedly claimed that it will reveal how it brought down a Russian holiday jet over the Sinai desert last weekend, killing all 217 pass

05 Nov 2015 1:56 AM

At least 3 Egypt police officers killed in Sinai bombing: reports

The Islamic State group claimed a suicide attack

04 Nov 2015 12:24 PM

Egypt locks up lawyers in Islamist fight

As Egypt cracks down on its Islamist dissidents, many of the country’s lawyers are finding themselves on the wrong side of the law as well.

04 Nov 2015 6:31 AM

Experts examine black boxes

Investigators began their examination on Tuesday of the two black boxes from the Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the probe would take t

03 Nov 2015 11:23 PM

Al Qaeda chief for unity against Russia

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on Muslim supporters to band together to confront the threat from the West and Russia in Syria and Iraq, the latest recording suggesting greater unity between A

03 Nov 2015 4:57 AM

Al Qaeda leader urges unity to confront threat from Russia in Syria

02 Nov 2015 9:59 AM

Russian plane crashes in Egypt, all 224 dead

ISIS claims responsibility, says attack in revenge for Russian airstrikes; 15 bodies recovered so far

01 Nov 2015 4:37 AM

No survivors from Russian plane crash: Security officials

Officials say all the victims in the Metrojet plane crash were Russian citizens

31 Oct 2015 5:50 PM

Russian passenger plane with 224 onboard crashed in central Sinai

31 Oct 2015 5:03 PM

Rescuers find over 100 bodies at site of Russian plane crash in Egypt

Russian passenger plane with 224 onboard crashed in central Sinai

31 Oct 2015 4:02 PM

Egypt’s top prosecutor killed in Cairo bombing

Egypt’s state prosecutor has died hours after a powerful bomb hit his convoy in Cairo on Monday, officials said, following jihadist calls for attacks on the judiciary to punish a crackdown on Islamist

29 Jun 2015 11:12 PM

After 25 yrs, Indian films return to Egypt

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s blockbuster Chennai Express is all set for a trip to Egypt in October thus marking the return of Bollywood in the country after a gap of 25 years.

27 Sep 2013 10:14 AM

Egypt army deploys tanks near Prez palace; crisis deepens

Egypt's Army today deployed tanks outside the Presidential Palace here after overnight clashes between supporters and opponents of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi killed at least five people and left nearly 450 injured as rampaging mobs targeted offices of the Muslim Brotherhood.

07 Dec 2012 4:32 PM