ABC News Fighting in Egypt's Restive North Sinai Kills 4 Children Fighting between army troops and extremist militants in the restive northeastern part of the Sinai Peninsula killed four children and wounded eight other minors on Thursday, Egyptian medical officials said. The Rafah hospital said in a statement that the children were killed and wounded during clashes using heavy weapons, with some buried under rubble when buildings were hit and collapsed. The fighting took place close to the border with the Palestinian Gaza Strip. Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/group-claims-responsibility-ambush-egypt-army-36567744 APA Egyptian resorts lose $766mn since Russian plane crash Egypt's Red Sea resorts have incurred losses of 6 billion pounds ($766 million) since the crash of a Russian passenger plane in October, an Egyptian official said Thursday, APA reports quoting Anadolu agency. "The Red Sea resorts of Sharm-el-Sheikh and Hurghada have lost 6 billion pounds in the past three months," South Sinai governor Khaled Fouda told an investment forum in Sharm-el-Sheikh. A Russian Airbus A321 aircraft crashed on Oct. 31 shortly after taking off from Sharm-el-Sheikh, killing all 224 people on board. Read more: http://en.apa.az/xeber_egyptian_resorts_lose__766mn_since_russi_238563.html Business Standard Egypt receives more Rafale jets from France Egypt received three more Rafale fighter jets from France on Thursday, the second batch of a deal signed in February 2015, said an Egyptian military spokesman. "The deal includes handing Egypt 24 Rafale warplanes and a FREMM multi-mission frigate," Brigadier General Mohamed Samir said in a statement. In June 2015, Egypt received the FREMM frigate from France, and later in July it got three Rafale fighter jets as the first batch of the deal, which is seen by military experts as a real development in capabilities of the Egyptian armed forces. Read more: http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/egypt-receives-more-rafale-jets-from-france-116012900070_1.html
