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The UK and the US say there is a possibility a plane crash in Egypt last Saturday was caused by an explosive device

‘Possibility’ of bomb on board Russian plane

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said it was increasingly likely that a bomb brought down a Russian airliner over Egypt with the loss of 224 lives, with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying the UK had jumped the gun in grounding flights to Sharm el-Sheikh.

News • 06 Nov 15

Experts say the fact that debris and bodies were strewn over such a wide area points to mid-air disintegration

Sisi dismisses IS 'propaganda' over plane crash

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has dismissed as "propaganda" claims by a branch of the so-called Islamic State militant group that it was responsible for downing a Russian plane, the BBC has reported.

News • 03 Nov 15

A woman lays flowers at the Russian embassy in Kiev after the crash, which killed 224 people, including some Ukrainians

Airlines avoid Sinai after IS says it downed plane

United Arab Emirates airlines, Emirates, Air Arabia and flydubai have said they are re-routing flights to avoid Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, where a Russian aircraft carrying 224 passengers crashed yesterday.

News • 01 Nov 15

Egypt's government faces an Islamist insurgency based in Sinai

Egyptian militant group claims Sinai attacks

Islamic State's Egyptian wing has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed at least 27 security personnel.

News • 31 Jan 15

Militants have stepped up assaults in the region following the army's ousting of president Mohammed Mursi

Ten Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai car bomb

Ten Egyptian soldiers have been killed and 35 wounded in a car bomb attack near the North Sinai city of El-Arish.

News • 20 Nov 13

The operation comes two days after an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim in Cairo

Dozens killed and injured in Egypt attacks

The Egyptian army have mounted a major operation against Islamic militants in North Sinai, killing or injuring at least 30 people.

News • 08 Sep 13

Egyptian soldiers stand guard in the area of the Rafah Crossing

No word on four Irish citizens detained in Cairo

The Department of Foreign Affairs has said it has been in contact with Egyptian authorities with regard to the four Irish citizens detained in Cairo.

News • 19 Aug 13

Egypt has been thrown into turmoil since the removal of Mohammed Mursi

Explosion hits gas pipeline in Sinai peninsula

An explosion has hit an Egyptian gas pipeline in the Sinai peninsula following a spate of attacks on security checkpoints.

News • 07 Jul 13

Militants opened fire this morning at the Egypt-Israel border

Mursi makes changes after Sinai attacks

Egypt's President Mohammed Mursi appointed a new national intelligence chief and sacked the governor of the north Sinai region after gunmen killed 16 border guards there.

News • 08 Aug 12

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