ESAAM

Esaam Sultan, vice-chairman of the Al Wasat Party and parliament member, said the parliament can accomplish a great deal in six months with regard to helping those who were injured and honouring the dead.

While Mohammed Mahdi Aakif, chairman of Muslim Brotherhood, withheld his official response to Obama's address until Saturday, Esaam al-Eryaan, Muslim Brotherhood spokesman, welcomed Obama's "new beginning," and hoped to see it flourish into assertive action in the region.

Egypt's Prime Minister Esaam Sharaf signed Tuesday in a meeting with his Turkish counterpart an agreement to increase trade between the two countries from $3 billion to $5 billion within the upcoming period and increasing Turkish investments in Egypt from $1.5 billion to $5 billion.