Russia Today Russia may restart flights to Egypt in first half of 2016 Direct flights between Russia and Egypt could resume in the near future once security measures are in place, according to unnamed high-ranking sources cited by Gazeta.ru Moscow stopped all direct flights to Egypt after the terrorist downing of a passenger plane on October 31 which killed 224 Russian tourists and crew. Read More: https://www.rt.com/business/331869-russia-egypt-flights-renewal/ News 24 Egypt policeman gets 8 years An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced a policeman to eight years in prison for beating to death a veterinary surgeon in custody, a judicial official said. Mohammed Ibrahim was tried on charges of killing the vet in November in the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya, and forging official documents to falsely accuse him of being a drug dealer. On Tuesday, the court in Ismailiya found him guilty and sentenced him to eight years in jail, the official said. Read More: http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/egypt-policeman-gets-8-years-20160209