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# Sharm el-Sheikh

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2022
# CLIMATE CRISIS
COP27: Greta Thunberg won't attend 'greenwashing' UN climate summit this month
Thunberg said the summits are “used as an opportunity for people in power to get attention”.
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Nov 1st 2022, 4:20 PM
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# terror attacks
"People have decided not to travel" - Irish tourists anxious about Brussels and Paris trips
In the wake of terrorist attacks on popular tourist destinations, are Irish people still travelling?
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Nov 28th 2015, 7:15 AM
# Sharm el-Sheikh
Irish tour operators cancel all trips to Sharm el-Sheikh until April
The news comes as more airlines suspend flights to the popular resort
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Nov 25th 2015, 11:57 AM
# Sharm el-Sheikh
Security at the airport that doomed Russian liner took off from had major holes
“I can’t tell you how many times I have caught a bag full of drugs or weapons that they have let through for €10 or whatever.”
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Nov 9th 2015, 6:05 AM
# Egypt
British plane entering Sharm el-Sheikh 'missed rocket by 300m' just weeks ago
The near-miss happened around two months before the recent downing of a Russian plane in the Sinai Peninsula.
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Nov 7th 2015, 7:48 PM
# metrojet
There's now strong evidence pointing to a bomb on doomed Russian plane
The news comes as there were angry scenes at Sharm el-Sheikh airport as tourists remain grounded.
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Nov 6th 2015, 8:09 PM
# Egypt
At least 179 Irish people in Egypt as world leaders say bomb may have brought down plane
A number of European airlines are preparing to bring tourists home from Sharm el-Sheikh.
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Nov 6th 2015, 7:42 AM
# metrojet crash
David Cameron to call Putin to explain his fears that plane was bombed
Thousands have been stranded after flights to and from Sharm el Sheikh were cancelled over bomb fears
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Nov 5th 2015, 1:55 PM
# russian plane
Irish citizens warned not to leave resort at Sharm el Sheikh as plane bomb theory grows
Downing Street said earlier it believes that the crashed Russian plane may have been brought down by a bomb.
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Nov 4th 2015, 10:10 PM
# Egypt
Egypt: Mubarak goes on trial facing charges which carry death penalty
The former president faces charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters – a charge which carries the death penalty.
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Aug 3rd 2011, 7:11 AM
# Egpyt
Mubarak declared fit to stand trial in front of a large audience
Stadium-style seating has been promised at Cairo’s Convention Centre for the trial. The audience is likely to include relatives of 850 killed during the uprising. Critics doubt the trial will go ahead.
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Jul 29th 2011, 3:31 PM
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Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak detained for investigation
Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak has been detained by the country’s authorities ahead of an investigation into corruption and abuse.
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Apr 13th 2011, 8:24 AM
# Egypt
Mubarak 'refusing' treatment despite rapidly failing health
Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is reportedly refusing medical treatment despite his condition “deteriorating drastically”.
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Feb 15th 2011, 3:16 PM
# Egypt
Mubarak 'falls into coma' in Sharm el-Sheikh - reports
An Egyptian newspaper claims the deposed president fell into a coma in Sharm el-Sheikh after his live address.
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Feb 14th 2011, 5:30 PM