New York Times Militants Attack Hotel in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Killing at Least 7 Islamic State militants attacked a hotel in the northern Sinai Peninsula of Egypt with explosives and gunfire early on Tuesday, killing at least seven people, including a judge, according to security officials, Egyptian state media and a statement by the group. The hotel, the Swiss Inn Resort in El Arish, was housing judges who were monitoring Egypt's parliamentary elections, an important political milestone for the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The militants were able to penetrate the hotel despite the heavy security measures in place across the country, sending a suicide attacker driving an explosive-packed car and a gunman who stormed into the hotel and shot the judge. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/25/world/middleeast/egypt-north-sinai-car-bomb-hotel.html?_r=0 BBC Egypt plane crash: Airlines cancel more Sharm el-Sheikh flights Two airlines have cancelled all flights between Sharm el-Sheikh and the UK until January following the suspected bombing of a Russian passenger jet. British Airways flights are cancelled up to and including 14 January and Easyjet services to the Egyptian resort are suspended until at least 6 January. Easyjet said the move was made to provide some certainty to passengers travelling over the Christmas period. BA said the decision was made following discussions with the UK government. Read More: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34908420 Jerusalem Post Egypt finds five dead Sudanese migrants near Israel border Egyptian border forces shot dead five Sudanese migrants trying to cross from Egypt's turbulent North Sinai region into Israel on Monday, the military said in a statement. "Law enforcement tasked with protecting the border spotted at dawn today a group of Africans trying to sneak though the international border in cooperation with criminal elements involved in illegal immigration," the military said. "The force fired several warning shots and moved to arrest those trespassers who shot at the security force. The force engaged them, killing five, injuring six and arresting five more. All of them were Sudanese." Read More: http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Egypt-finds-five-dead-Sudanese-migrants-near-Israel-border-435035
