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Russia admits 'act of terror' possibly downed passenger jet in Egypt

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has acknowledged for the first time that an act of terror may have been behind the downing of a passenger jet

Russia

St Petersburg remembers victims of Metrojet flight 9268

A memorial service has taken place at Saint Issac’s Cathedral in the Russian city of St Petersburg for victims of last month’s Metrojet plane crash

Egypt

'Noise' confirmed in last part of Metrojet's cockpit voice recording

The head of an investigation committee into last weekend’s Metrojet plane crash confirmed a “noise” was heard in the last second of the cockpit voice

Egypt

Russian tourists cancel Egypt holidays, fly to Turkey

Russian airlines are sending empty planes to Egypt to rescue stranded travellers. Russia’s deputy prime minister said the number of Russian tourists

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Egypt

Black box reveals "noise" before Russian plane crashed

The leader of the Russian plane crash technical investigate committee has told reporters that data from the jet’s cockpit voice recorder has been

Egypt

Russia begins operation to bring home tourists stranded in Egypt

Russia has begun evacuating its citizens from Egypt following last week’s deadly Russian airline crash in Sinai. With an estimated 79,000 Russians

Egypt

British tourists stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh start returning to UK

Around 1,500 British tourists, who had been delayed in Sharm-el Sheikh for days after flights were cancelled following last Saturday’s Russian

Egypt

Black box data shows explosion downed Russian plane say experts

It seems the theory the Russian airliner crash in Egypt was no accident is the right one. Experts say the black box data they have been able to

Russia

Russia grounds all tourist flights to Egypt

Moscow has grounded all tourist flights to Egypt after after a Metrojet plane bound for Saint Patersburg crashed shortly after taking off from Sharm

Egypt

Sinai crash: world powers disagree over whether bomb attack was likely cause

World leaders were on Thursday making conflicting statements about suggestions that the Russian passenger jet that crashed in Egypt, killing 224

Egypt

Sharm el-Sheikh airport security met international standards, says Egyptian expert

An Egyptian security expert has defended security at Sharm el-Sheikh airport amid an exodus of European carriers. British, German and French airlines

Egypt

Airlines boycott Egypt as UK and US point finger at ISIL bomb on downed airliner

It is all far too early to be sure what happened to the Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt; vital black box data has yet to be made public, yet

Russia

Sinai tragedy: funerals begin amid fresh theories over cause of crash

Funerals have begun to take place in Russia for some of the 224 victims of the Sinai air crash. In the north western city of Veliky Novgorod

Egypt

Metrojet 'grounds A321' fleet, UK advises against air travel to Sharm

In the wake of last week’s Metrojet crash in Sinai, the Russian carrier is reportedly grounding its A321 aircraft while additional checks are carried

Egypt

UK and US intelligence sources say Russian airliner was downed by a bomb

There is growing evidence that a bomb was the likely cause of last week’s Russian airliner crash in Sinai which killed 224 people. Although not

Egypt

Russian plane crash: 'Bomb' theory gains ground

US intelligence points to a bomb planted by the so-called Islamic State or an affiliate bringing down the Russian passenger plane that crashed over

Egypt

Sinai crash: plane 'may have been brought down by explosive device'

UK cancels flights back from Sharm el-Sheikh as Downing Street announces Sinai peninsula Metrojet plane 'may have been brought down by explosive device'.

South Sudan

'Dozens perish, three survive' South Sudan plane crash

Eyewitnesses say dozens of people have died after a cargo plane crashed on take-off at the main airport in Juba, the capital of South Sudan

Russia

Saint Petersburg mourns as ISIL re-tweets responsibility for Sinai crash

The Russian flag is flying at half mast over Saint Petersburg in tribute to the 224 people who lost their lives in the Metrojet crash over the Sinai

South Sudan

Dozens die in South Sudan plane crash

A cargo plane with passengers on board has crashed on take-off at the main airport in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. There are reports from the

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