UK, Egypt issue alerts for Iran, Lebanon airspace as risks of military conflict riseBritain and Egypt have instructed their airlines to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspace, citing concerns over a potential escalation of con...
08 Aug, 2024, 07.38 AM IST
Egyptair looks to operate daily services connecting Delhi, CairoEgyptair plans daily flights between Delhi and Cairo to boost Egypt-India air traffic, with India's growing civil aviation market as a pote...
19 May, 2024, 05.53 PM IST
Inflation and economic crises strain pilgrims in this year's Hajj, putting it out of reach for somePrivate tour companies managed to fill their quota, about half of Pakistan's total 179,000 pilgrimage slots. But applications for the gover...
23 Jun, 2023, 12.14 PM IST
Al-Zawahiri killing: Who was the al-Qaeda leader and why did US kill him?President Joe Biden said, the US was ensuring that Afghanistan under the Taliban would never again become a base for attacks on the rest of...
02 Aug, 2022, 11.42 AM IST
Ayman al-Zawahiri: From Cairo physician to Al-Qaeda leaderZawahiri, 71, was killed in a U.S. drone strike, U.S. President Joe Biden said on live television on Monday evening. U.S. officials said th...
02 Aug, 2022, 06.40 AM IST
Joining EU will boost Serbian economy: EnvoySerbia, one of the smaller European nations and the legal successor state of the once-formidable Yugoslavia, should be the next state to en...
09 Jul, 2016, 02.35 AM IST
EgyptAir crash: General Insurance Corporation stares at claims of up to Rs 50 croreThe claim will relate mainly to passenger liability and damage to the airline. “We have a 5.5% share (of the total claim) in the Egyptian a...
24 May, 2016, 05.34 AM IST
'Smoke detected' inside cabin before EgyptAir crash: ReportsSmoke was detected in the toilet and the aircraft's electrics, minutes before the signal was lost, according to data published by Aviation ...
21 May, 2016, 12.01 PM IST
Massive search underway for missing EgyptAir plane carrying 66 people on boardThe search was ongoing after reports that the plane's wreckage had been found turned out to be false when it went missing into the Mediterr...
20 May, 2016, 05.50 PM IST
DGCA chief M Sathiyavathy says India avoiding catastrophe because of secure practicesHowever, Sathiyavathy, the Director General at DGCA, emphasised the need for utilisation of airspace citing the fast speed of growth in avi...
19 May, 2016, 04.03 PM IST
Osama bin Laden got 9/11 terror attacks idea from EgyptAir crashThe al-Qaeda said the inspiration for the September 11 attacks was the story of Gamil al-Batouti, the Egyptian co-pilot, who deliberately c...
03 Feb, 2016, 07.42 PM IST
- Osama dead: The captains of terrorism: Ayman al-Zawahiri, Abu Yahya al-Libi, Khalid Habib, Saif al-Adel, Abu Obaidah al-Masri
Long-time deputy of Osama bin Laden at al-Qaeda , Ayman al-Zawahiri is a trained surgeon from a prominent Egyptian family of doctors and sc...
04 May, 2011, 05.50 AM IST
- AI says Cairo flight made zero profit
Air India said the tickets were priced high because the cost of operating the special flight was enormous and that it was merely following ...
02 Feb, 2011, 10.50 AM IST
- Egypt unrest could impact aviation in region
An aviation think tank warned Tuesday that the unrest in Egypt and other countries could have a profound impact on air travel in the region.
01 Feb, 2011, 06.37 PM IST
- Tourists besiege Cairo airport, but flights halt
Hundreds of people crowded the capital's main international airport hoping for a flight out on Saturday but Western carriers were canceling...
29 Jan, 2011, 07.04 PM IST
- Stocks to watch: RIL, RNRL, RPower, RCap, Godrej Consumer, HPCL
Godrej Consumer Products has said it will acquire Latin America-based Issue Group, a market leader in hair colours in several counties in t...
24 May, 2010, 09.49 AM IST
- Egypt to add more flights from India by 2010-end
As part of its strategy to attract more tourists from India, Egyptian authorities are planning to raise the number of flights between the t...
31 Jan, 2010, 11.30 AM IST