Egypt
EgyptAir accident probe confirms fire on board
Air accident investigators have confirmed audio from the flight recorder of a crashed EgyptAir flight mentions a fire on board in the plane's final moments.
EgyptAir's flight recorders to be repaired
Damaged flight recorders from the EgyptAir plane that crashed between Paris and Cairo are being sent to France for repairs.
Tutankhamun's knife made from meteorite iron
A dagger entombed alongside the mummy of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was made with iron that came from outer space, researchers say.
Search continues for Egypt Air wreckage
Underwater equipment from the offshore oil industry is being brought in to help in the search for downed Egypt Air plane. Audio
Debris not missing plane, officials say
Egyptian officials have withdrawn claims that wreckage from the missing EgyptAir plane had been found, saying the debris that was spotted in the ocean is not from MS804. Audio
Flight MS804
Personal stories from relatives of the victims onboard the crashed Egypt Air flight. Audio
Egypt Air crash - what happened?
More than 20 hours after it vanished the fate of Egypt Air flight MS804 is still unknown. Officials have said terrorism is a likely cause of the crash but are not ruling out a technical fault. Todd… Audio
France launches investigation
Wreckage of Egypt Air flight 804 has been sighted in the Mediterranean Sea south of Crete. Audio
EgyptAir wreckage found, terrorism suspected
Wreckage from the missing Egyptian Air passenger jet has been found in the sea off Crete and Egyptian authorities say they suspect a terrorist attack. Audio
Iyad el-Baghdadi: after the Arab Spring
Toby Manhire interviews the stateless Palestinian writer, human rights activist and entrepreneur, who became prominent for tweeting and commenting on the Arab Spring, and was then expelled from the… Audio
Italy demands the truth over student's murder
Italy has recalled its ambassador to Egypt for consultations over the murder of student Giulio Regeni in Cairo.
Egyptian imams headed to NZ
Al Gillespie looks at what the secondment of Egyptian imams to New Zealand mosques means. Audio
Suspect named in EgyptAir hijacking
Cypriot officials have named the hijacker of the Egyptian passenger jet as Seif Eldin Mustafa. Audio
EgyptAir hijack ends with passengers unharmed
The hijacking of an Egyptian jet has ended peacefully after a five-and-a-half hour standoff overnight. Audio
Tourists injured in attack on Egypt hotel
Three foreign tourists have been injured after attackers stormed into a hotel in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada.
Firebomb attack kills 16 in Egypt
Sixteen people have been killed in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after firebombs were thrown into a restaurant, officials say.
Squash NZ waiting on security update
Squash New Zealand is yet to decide if they'll pull their players from this month's World Men's Team Championships in Egypt.
Russian passenger plane taken down by homemade bomb
Russia has confirmed for the first time that a terrorists brought down their Metrojet passenger plane in Egypt last month killing all 224 people on board. Audio
Britain has defended its decision to suspend flights
Britain has defended its decision to suspend flights from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheik. Audio
Investigations continue into Russian plane crash
The Times Middle East reporter Bel Trew is in Cairo. Audio