your planes and destroy your airports again ” to make the world take notice of the Palestinian cause . In a February 1 interview with the Palestinian Authority ’s Awdha TV , translated on Sunday by MEMRI , Shaath slammed American efforts at Israeli - Palestinian peacemaking . Asked about a French proposal for an international peace conference , Shaath replied , “ Well , anything is better than American control of the negotiations .
The Russian army can outgun British troops on the battlefield after military advances by the Kremlin , a leaked report suggests . The assessment by the British army ’s warfare branch , seen by the Times , warned that Russian weapons , including rocket launchers and air defence systems , were more powerful than their British equivalents . The report added that UK and its Nato allies were “ scrambling to catch up ” with Russia ’s ability to use electronic means to hijackconflict.attack.stealrobhijackenemy drones and disrupt other military transmissions . The publication was produced in March under the direction of Gen Sir Nick Carter , the head of the army , the newspaper said . It is understood the report is based on one training exercise carried out in Ukraine .
How was it that a passenger , described by the Cypriot authorities as " mentally unstable " was able to carry enough materials through Alexandria airport to resemble a bomb ? And what is to stop any future airline passenger , similarly unarmed , from pretending that he or she has a real device strapped to them ? For Egypt 's battered tourism industry , that has yet to recover from the October airline bombing , this hijackconflict.attack.stealrobhijackis a further blow it can ill afford . The hijacker 's surrender came shortly after several people were seen fleeing the aircraft . One - apparently a crew member - escaped by climbing out of the aircraft 's cockpit window .