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Latest in Tag: airport

Italian aircraft makes emergency landing in Hurghada following engine malfunction
There were no losses incurred, pilots in good health condition, according to civil aviation ministry
Italian aircraft makes emergency landing in Hurghada following engine malfunction
There were no losses incurred, pilots in good health condition, according to civil aviation ministry

Relatives of Osama Bin Laden reportedly killed in UK plane crash
Members of the family of deceased al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden have reportedly died in a plane crash in southern England. The Saudi embassy in London has offered condolences to the Bin Laden family. British and Saudi media say members of Osama Bin Laden’s family were among four people who died when a private …
Possible MH370 plane part arrives in France for testing
A piece of plane debris that washed up on an Indian Ocean island has arrived in France for analysis. Investigators believe the part belongs to flight MH370, which went missing more than a year ago. An Air France flight transporting the piece of wreckage from the French island of Reunion landed at Orly airport in …
Activist released after being reportedly detained at airport, forcibly disappeared
“We are concerned, as innocent people get killed and their bodies thrown in the desert,” says rights group

AfDB loans worth $140m finalised for Sharm El-Sheikh airport extension
A grant amounting to $1.7m also provided for the development of the airport’s second phase

522 Egyptians fly back from Libya, 468 others return via Salloum border
The total number of returnees has reached 38,621 since February

Egyptian plane with 10 Syrians on board held at Swedish airport
The plane arrived at Malmö airport on 16 December and has been held in the airport since arrival
Foreign Ministry condemns Michele Dunne’s statement regarding her entry to Egypt
Consular department claims that Dunne did not have the correct visa for entry
Egyptian authorities deny entry to former US diplomat turned think tank analyst
Latest foreign NGO worker to be barred entry to Egypt

Airports secure to face emergency on 28 November: Aviation minister
The Salafi Front is calling for mass protests on Friday

Investors Association demands resumption of Saint Catherine flights
Despite transportation difficulties in reaching Saint Catherine, the area is rich with touristic landmarks

Activist Asmaa Mahfouz banned from travelling
Mahfouz was kept for three hours inside the criminal investigation office at the airport until investigations could determine whether there were other lawsuits against her.

Tourists return to Egypt after 3 years of turbulence
Questions remain whether enough is being done to make Egypt a top destination for travellers once more

Egypt denies Human Right Watch heads entry ahead of Rabaa report
Hundreds of people were killed during the dispersal of pro-Morsi protest last year
Egypt communicates with Libya tribal leaders to evacuate more citizens
Egypt is engaged in intense communication with officials in Tunisia in order to evacuate citizens stuck at the border area between Libya and Tunisia

Egyptians exempted from fees to cross into Tunisia
Measure comes after Egypt’s foreign minister’s visit to Tunisia-Libya border area where Egyptians have been stuck for days

Shoukry discusses Egyptians in Libya with Tunisian PM
The visit comes amid intensified Egyptian efforts to evacuate nationals residing in restive neighbour Libya
US urges constructive dialogue in Libya, as violence continues
Fighting erupted between rival militias at Tripoli’s international airport, one day after protesters shut down an oil port in the country’s northeast

Ministry of Civil Aviation considers launching flight from Cairo to Marsa Allam
Official says plans aim to raise occupancy in hotels in the area at reduced rates

Meet the cabinet’s economic team
With the swearing in of the new government, Daily News Egypt reintroduces the cabinet’s returning economic team and profiles the newly appointed ministers, discussing the main agenda and challenges they will have to tackle.

Cairo International Airport offers tender to choose company to market Airmall
Airport hopes to take advantage of Airmall following suspension of its commercial activities

Pakistan airport cleared of militants after attack kills 28
The attack at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport began just before midnight Sunday and around dawn, the military said that all 10 attackers had been killed.
Worst rebel attack yet on Lugansk airport in east Ukraine
AFP- Pro-Russian rebels fighting Ukraine’s Western-backed government have launched their most serious attacks yet on Lugansk International Airport in the east of the country, a military source said Sunday. The assaults, which took place Saturday evening and Sunday morning in the immediate wake of the inauguration of Ukraine’s new President Petro Poroshenko, did not result …

Egypt gears for Al-Sisi’s inauguration as foreign delegations arrive
Heads of states and foreign delegations land in Cairo for the Sunday ceremony

Travel ban lifted for Egypt’s representative in Intel science fair
17-year old student was earlier prevented from travelling pending investigation into the charge of torching a policeman’s car
Egypt’s representative in Intel science competition prevented from travelling
Student, accused of torching a policeman’s car, was released from custody last week

Indian artists put on a show at Cairo International Airport
The India by the Nile festival seeks to improve cultural understanding and encourage tourism between the two countries

31 million passengers used EHCAAN airports in 2013: Chairman
Holding company for Egyptian airports cites 4.8 % decline in air traffic, but also points to a Bid to restore Cairo Airport status in Africa amid visits from international lenders
Heavy showers strain Egypt’s infrastructure
Stormy weather causes flooding, evacuation of villages and building collapses across the nation