Egyptian hijacker ‘was treated so badly’ he preferred extradition, Kisa says
By Annette Chrysostomou and Evie Andreou Migrant support group Kisa said Egyptian hijacker Seif Eldin Mustafa, 61 who was extradited to Egypt on Saturday had...
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Hijacker extradited to Egypt (Update)
The Egyptian national, who hijacked an airliner in Cyprus in 2016 using a fake explosive belt, was handed over to Egyptian authorities on Saturday. Seif...
Egyptian hijacker’s lawyer presents new version of events
EGYPTIAN hijacker Seif Eldin Mustafa never asked to see his former wife during the March 29, 2016, hijacking of an Egyptian Airlines plane, which he...
Hijacker to appeal extradition (Updated)
Nicosia District Court on Friday approved the request by Egypt to extradite Seif Eldin Mustafa to stand trial in connection with the hijacking of an...
Hijacker claims prison mistreatment, brings drugs to court as ‘proof of pressure’
An Egyptian man fighting extradition for hijacking an EgyptAir flight that was diverted to Larnaca who claimed Wednesday he had his teeth knocked out in...
Hijacker extradition hearing postponed pending expert testimony
By Eleni Lazarou Nicosia District court on Tuesday postponed the extradition hearing of an Egyptian man wanted for hijacking an EgyptAir flight that was diverted...
Hijacker pleads against extradition to Egypt
Seif Eldin Mustafa, the hijacker of an Egyptair plane that was diverted to Larnaca in late March, pleaded with a judge on Thursday to deny...
Hijacker made contradictory statements during asylum bid, court hears
The Nicosia court examining Egypt’s extradition request for the hijacker of the Egyptair plane that was diverted to Larnaca in late March, heard Wednesday that...
Egyptian hijacker’s wife tells court he was always in and out of prison
The Nicosia court heard Friday that the hijacker of the Egyptair plane that was diverted to Larnaca on March 29 was only out of prison...
Justice ministry defends Egypt’s extradition request for hijacker (Updated)
The captain and first officer of the Egyptian Airlines aircraft that was hijacked on March 29, 2016, testified that a passenger threatened to set off...
Egyptian hijacker’s actions had nothing to do with his wife, court hears
The hearing for the extradition of Seif Eldin Mustafa, the 59-year-old hijacker who forced an Egyptair domestic flight to land in Larnaca last March, to...
Hijacker’s court hearing adjourned for defence to prepare (Update)
THE court hearing for the extradition of hijacker Seif Eldin Mustafa to Egypt will resume next Thursday, the Nicosia district court said on Friday....
Egyptair hijacker seeks political asylum in Cyprus
The Egyptian hijacker Seif Eldin Mustafa, 59 has formally requested political asylum in Cyprus, the justice ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Mustafa hit international headlines...
Cyprus approves extradition of hijacker to Egypt (Updated)
Cyprus’ justice ministry on Wednesday approved an order to extradite Egyptian hijacker Seif Eldin Mustafa back to Egypt, after he hijacked an Egyptair flight last...
AG confirms Egypt has asked for hijacker to be extradited
Attorney-general Costas Clerides confirmed on Saturday that Egypt has asked Cyprus to hand over an Egyptian man accused of hijacking a passenger plane and diverting...
Hijacker Mustafa ‘brought nothing but misery to his family’
Although Seif Eldin Mustafa, 59, the Egyptian man who hijacked an Egyptair flight on Tuesday and diverted it to Cyprus was portrayed in part as...