More tourists visit Egypt from Russia than from any other nation. So the cancellation of Russian flights to Egypt could hit its economy hard.
The Kremlin's action comes as U.S. and U.K. authorities focus on the potential of a terrorist attack in the downing of Metrojet Flight 9268.
The cartoons in the latest issue of satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo have hit a nerve in Russia with criticism of the country's airstrikes in Syria linked with the crash of Metrojet Flight 9268.
Egyptian authorities pointed to the limited capacity of the resort's airport for Friday's chaos that left several British tourists stranded.
"Oh, well, I shall just continue to sunbathe by [the] pool while young men bring me drinks,” said a British vacationer among 20,000 stranded in Egypt since the crash of a Russian airliner.
The crashes of Metrojet 9268 and Malaysia Airlines MH17 have raised questions about aviation safety and how states and airlines make decisions over which routes to fly.
Russian and Egyptian authorities are pushing back against claims by U.S. and U.K. officials.
Cameron’s comments were the first by a head of state citing an explosive as the likely cause of Saturday’s fatal plane crash.
The order from the Russian transport agency comes a day after Britain alleged that Saturday's crash could have been cause by a bomb.
Russia claims its airstrikes in Syria are against the Islamic State group, but Western countries believe it is an attempt to protect Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The Islamic State group said again Wednesday that it was responsible for the attack, and added it would eventually explain how the attack was carried out.
The move follows the recent crash of a Russian airplane in Egypt, which the British government says may have been caused by an act of terrorism.
The black boxes are likely to be critical in learning what happened to Airbus A321M, which crashed Saturday shortly after it began its flight to Russia.
A new video shows Islamic State militants praising the alleged downing of an Airbus A321 while others walk around with bowls of candy.
Approved following ISIS' alleged claim of responsibility for downing the plane, the law allows for fast-tracking court proceedings in terrorism cases.
The plane was carrying seven passengers and five Russian crew members, local media reported.
Investigators in Egypt have said there is no proof Russian passenger jet broke up in midair as the investigation into the crash continued Tuesday.
The U.S Embassy in Cairo has directed its staff not to travel to Sinai Peninsula as a "precautionary measure" following Saturday's crash, reports said.
A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt was not struck from outside, a source told Reuters, but a Russian official speaking to the New York Times disputed the claim.
Due to fluctuation in the value of the ruble against the euro, the government in Moscow made about $1 billion on the postponed deal.
A knife-wielding ISIS fighter stands near two masked and armed men. The narrator says the war against the Jews “will soon be launched."
A top Metrojet official pushed aside the possibility of a technical failure, but investigators are apprehensive about the "external force" theory.
