|
Highlights of Obama's speech at Cairo
University: |
|
|
Obama arrives in
Egypt
 |
|
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed
Abul-Gheit (front L) welcomes U.S. President Barack Obama (front R) at the
airport in Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama arrived
Thursday morning in Cairo, where he will hold talks with his Egyptian
counterpart Hosni Mubarak and deliver a speech to the Muslim world in
Cairo University.(Xinhua Photo)
Photo
Gallery>>> |
CAIRO, June 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama
arrived Thursday morning in Cairo, where he will hold talks with his Egyptian
counterpart Hosni Mubarak and deliver a much-anticipated speech to the Muslim
world in Cairo University.
Obama stepped out of the Air Force One and down the
ramp quickly, waving hands to the crowds welcoming him. Full story
U.S. expatriates in Egypt expect Obama
to defuse tensions with
Muslims
CAIRO, June 3
(Xinhua) -- Millions of Muslims around the world are skeptical that U.S.
President Barack Obama's highly anticipated speech Thursday from Cairo will do
much to change U.S. foreign policy, but to Americans living in Egypt, the speech
holds the potential of hope and change.
"For me, Obama embodies a lot of the ideals I hold. I
still have that idealism that pops in every now and then and I realize that it
won't be in this term or maybe even this administration that so much progress
will happen, but I do believe that the tide is turning in a new direction," said
Jessica Desvarieux, a freelance journalist who has been living in Cairo for a
year. Full story
Clinton arrives in
Cairo
CAIRO, June 3 (Xinhua)
-- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Cairo Wednesday evening,
on the eve of the much-anticipated keynote speech of U.S. President Barack Obama
on Thursday, Cairo airport officials said.
Obama's Cairo speech is expected to give another push
to the image of the United States, which has improved relatively in the whole
world compared with that during the administration of former U.S. President
George W. Bush. Full story
Bin Laden accuses Obama of following Bush's
steps
CAIRO, June 3 (Xinhua) --
Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden said in a latest tape broadcasted on Wednesday by
pan-Arab TV channel al-Jazeera that U.S. President Barack Obama will follow the
steps of his predecessor George W. Bush.
"He (Obama) has chosen to follow the steps of his
predecessor in hostility against Muslims," bin Laden said in the tape, which was
broadcast shortly following Obama's arrival in the Saudi capital of Riyadh for a
visit to Saudi Arabia. Full story
Saudi king, Obama to hold summit
shortly
RIYADH, June 3
(Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will hold a summit with Saudi king
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz shortly after his arrival in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday,
the Al-Arabiya TV channel reported.
Obama arrived in Saudi capital Riyadh at 2:25 p.m.
(1125 GMT). King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and top Saudi officials met him at the
King Khaled International Airport.Full story
Cairo University waits for Obama
CAIRO, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Beside the landmark
Conference Hall of Cairo University, where Obama is scheduled to deliver his
speech to the Muslim world on June 4, sat three students who were cramming for
their coming exams and talking about Obama's visit to Egypt.
"I want to invite Barack Obama for a fish meal at my home
near Kanater(in north Cairo)," said Ahmed Darwish, an 18-year-old student at the
faculty of law. Full story
Egyptians expect real change towards Muslims from
Obama
CAIRO, June 1 (Xinhua) --
In Dar Es-Salaam, one of the most populous districts in Cairo, Ahmed sat with
his friends in a smallcafe talking about the upcoming visit of U.S. President
Barack Obama.
"Cairo is really lucky to welcome Obama as I think he is
capable of changing the tarnished image of his predecessor," said Ahmed, 27, who
works as a teacher in a primary school. Full story
