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'I don't know why you did it': Mother scolds man who posed for picture with 'suicide bomber', as it emerges cabin crew member also had photo taken

Seif al-Din Mustafa, the accused hijacker, told police he had no choice but to hijack the plane because Egypt’s government would not let him see his ex-wife and children

Seif al-Din Mustafa reportedly told police he hijacked the plane because the Egyptian government was stopping him from seeing his Cypriot ex-wife

Footage shows passengers and crew members who were aboard EgyptAir's bizarre hijacking on Tuesday hugging and kissing as they are returned to safety

Ben Innes grinned broadly as he stood next to Seif al-Din Mustafa and his "suicide vest" aboard the hijacked plane in Cyprus

Parents of Italian graduate student Giulio Regeni, who was tortured and killed in Cairo, demand tough response if Egypt fails to uncover truth behind their son's murder

When asked to confirm whether the EgyptAir plane hijacking was over a woman, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said that there was always "woman in the middle"

Footage shows the moment the pilot jumps from the window of flight MS181 before the hijacker is arrested by police

Latest updates as flight MS181 is hijacked between Alexandria and Cairo before landing at airport in Cyprus amid suspicions of bomb on board

Selected passengers have been released from hijacked EgyptAir flight 181

A look back at four decades of plane hijackings and bombings.

EgyptAir plane believed to be hijacked has diverted to Cyprus, originally destined for Cairo

Egypt says Giulio Regeni was kidnapped by a criminal gang but many suspect he was murdered by government security agents

A radar scan finds there is a 90 per cent chance there are two rooms beyond the walls of the pharaoh's

Ahmed al-Zind quickly realised his mistake after saying on TV that he would jail anyone who broke the law, but his apology was too late

As Africa's population looks set to quadruple over the twenty-first century, The Telegraph digs into the data to reveal the opportunities - and challenges - facing a fast-changing continent

She is to write to all major travel operators urging them to review the provision of lifeguards at holiday resorts after 'tragic' death of seven-year-old

Egypt student facing deportation from United States for posting on his Facebook page that he was willing to kill Donald Trump

The findings are the strongest indication yet that Mr Regeni was killed by Egypt's security forces and point to torture methods including burning the body with cigarettes over several days, which human rights groups describe as a hallmark of the security services