Train Crash in Cairo Egypt Kills 25, Injures 55

A train crash today in Cairo, Egypt has killed 25 people and injured 55 when two trains collided in the Giza district southwest of Cairo." A security services official said: "The two trains collided at Al-Ayyat, in Giza. There are deaths and injuries." "The trains were...

Remarks by the President on a New Beginning

PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Thank you very much.  Good afternoon.  I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions.  For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning; and for over a...

The Nile and the Red Sea

"Egypt- the country that has been on the top of my "places to see" list since I started writing a list (since I was in primary school). Over time the list has changed a bit, but Egypt has always held it's top place. "To explore Egypt, I did a 15 day budget tour with 23...

Speech to Muslim World Hinges on Venue, Content

President Barack Obama will travel to Egypt next week. While there, he is expected to deliver a major address to the Muslim world, thus fulfilling a promise made during his presidential campaign. As he fulfills that promise, his choice of a venue and the content of his...

Egyptian woman dies of H5N1 bird flu

A woman in Egypt has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus, just one day after a six-year-old boy died of the disease. The twenty-five year old woman was the 25th person to die of the disease in Egypt. She died in a Cairo hospital of respiratory failure. Another four-year-old boy...