Voice of America Russia: Air Links to Egypt to Remain Cut for Several Months Russia says air links with Egypt will remain cut "for several months" over security concerns at Egyptian airports in the aftermath of the October 31 plane crash in the Sinai Peninsula that killed all 224 people on board. Kremlin chief of staff Sergei Ivanov, quoted Tuesday by Russian news outlets, said Cairo must improve security at the Sinai resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, as well as Cairo and the Red Sea resort of Hurghada. Ivanov spoke as experts continue to probe the cause of the crash of the Russian plane, and as tens of thousands of wary tourists from Russia and western Europe continue evacuating Egyptian resorts. Read more: http://www.voanews.com/content/russia-says-air-links-to-egypt-to-remain-cut-for-several-months/3052296.html CNN Egypt: U.S. can join investigation of Russian plane crash U.S. investigators could soon get a chance to look at physical evidence from the crash of Metrojet Flight 9268 for the first time, officials said Tuesday. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has received word that Egypt accepted its offer to assist in the Metrojet crash investigation, a U.S. source with knowledge of the investigation said. The NTSB is waiting for more specific information on when and where the plane's engines will be brought to be examined before it dispatches a team, the source said. In an interview with CNN's "The Situation Room" Tuesday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said his country had approved an application for American investigators to participate. Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/10/politics/russian-plane-crash-metrojet-bomb/ NBC News Egypt Accuses Other Countries of Withholding Info on Crashed Russian Jet Egypt on Tuesday accused other countries of withholding potentially critical intelligence about the cause of the Russian airliner crash last month. Egypt's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid told NBC News his ministry "has received nothing, beyond what is in the public information," and that a lack of intelligence sharing is a "source of dissatisfaction." He did not mention any countries by name, but his remarks appeared to be in response to claims from the U.S. and Britain that a bomb may have brought down the Metrojet flight on Oct. 31. Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/russian-plane-crashes-in-the-sinai/egypt-accuses-other-countries-withholding-info-crashed-russian-jet-n460636 Daily Mail Furious Egypt claims American fears that a bomb caused Russian jet to crash are 'Western terrorism' intended to destroy its economy Egyptian media have reacted with fury at claims by Britain and the U.S. that the Russian holiday jet was downed by a bomb, branding it 'Western terrorism' designed to ruin the country's economy. The warnings of a terror plot came after British and American spies intercepted intelligence that suggested explosives were smuggled into the hold of the plane at Sharm el-Sheikh airport. Britain responded last Wednesday by banning all flights to and from the resort indefinitely and this was followed by Russia over the weekend. Opinion-makers in Egyptian print, online, and on TV, claim the move was not motivated by safety concerns for its citizens but because it wants to undermine the country or prevent President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi from making Egypt too strong. And though they seem wild, these conspiracy theories have apparently tapped into the Egyptian mindset — so much so that when Russia last Friday grounded all flights to Egypt, some media speculated that Moscow had fallen victim to British pressure and manipulation. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3311460/In-Egypt-angry-talk-Western-conspiracy-plane-crash.html
