Oman offers condolences to Egypt over Egyptian Air Force plane crash
"The Foreign Ministry expresses the Sultanate of Oman's solidarity and sincere condolences to the government and people of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and to the families of the victims of the Egyptian Air Force plane crash during a training activity, which resulted in the deaths of its crew members," a statement said.
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