Cairo-Tehran flight resumes

The first direct flight connecting Egypt and Iran in more than 30 years took off from Cairo International Airport yesterday, airport officials told AFP.
The Air Memphis plane, chartered by Egyptian businessman Ramy Lakah, is the first direct flight between the capitals since the two countries severed ties after Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution.
Egyptian officials said recently that scheduled charter flights between Iran and Egypt would be announced soon, but no date has yet been set.