First Independent Mena Newspaper
The Egyptian army announced Sunday that a fighter jet crashed during training on Sunday because of a technical error. Army spokesman Gharib Abdel Hafez said the pilot and mate survived the crash. The official did not provide more details on the type of aircraft. The Egyptian army lost several aircraft in similar incidents in the […]
Two Moroccan passengers were among the 157 people killed in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet, which crashed Sunday six minutes after takeoff, near Tulu Fara village outside the town of Bishoftu, 40 miles south-east of the Ethiopian capital. The identity of the Moroccan victims has not been revealed yet. Citizens of at least […]
An Iranian cargo, Boeing 707 carrying from Kyrgyzstan crashed on Monday after skidding off on the runway at an airfield during an emergency landing near capital, Teheran, leaving 15 people dead except one crew member, reports say. The narrow body jet dating back to 1979 crashed into residential area after making an emergency landing at […]
Search of the two data boxes of the doomed EgyptAir plane A320, which crashed Thursday, is under way as Egyptian authorities announced Sunday deployment of a submarine to hunt for the black boxes that may give a clue as to the exact causes of the crash. Speculations are mounting as to the reasons behind the […]
An Algerian military helicopter crashed Sunday near Reggane (Adrar) in the south of the country causing the death of 12 soldiers. According to the defence ministry, the crash was caused by a technical problem. Two other soldiers have been injured in the crash. “A helicopter, a troop carrier Mi-171 type belonging to the Algerian air […]