Egyptian officials said Sunday they were inching closer to meeting all demands set by Russia on airport security to resume flights to Egypt, suspended after militants from a local affiliate of the Islamic State group downed a Russian airliner 15 months ago over the Sinai Peninsula. Russian airport security experts have visited Egypt on at least six occasions since the October 2015 crash to assess the effectiveness of new security measures put in place by the Egyptians to persuade Moscow to resume flights. Russian officials have similarly said that they were close to resuming flights to Egypt, but they have not set a specific date. Security related problems at Cairo airport, however, persist. Airport security officials said a random check on Sunday targeting personnel working on the facility's grounds nabbed 23 employees with expired access permits, driving without a license or exceeding the speed limit.

Source: ABC News February 26, 2017 12:45 UTC