US First Lady Clinton visits Luxor

US First Lady Hillary Clinton arrived in Luxor today, the third day of her visit to Egypt, to visit the antiquities. She was received by hundreds of tourists from different nations at Luxor temple with welcomes and clapping.

Clinton delivered a speech yesterday in Cairo, saying that everyone should not abandon the dream of peace that Egypt began in its pact with Israel 21 years ago.

Clinton, moreover, confirmed the strong relations between Egypt and the US in different fields, praising the role of President Mubarak in supporting the peace process and the role of Suzanne Mubarak in pushing the development process forward and working for women's prosperity in Egypt.

In her speech, Clinton pointed out that her visit coincides with the 20th anniversary of the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, clarifying that this agreement was the start of the rest of the peace pacts, expressing her hope of restoring the Middle East so it can reach the desired peace.

Clinton visited a Jewish temple in the region of "Old Egypt" (Misr El-Kadima) and a group of churches, some of which were restored in cooperation between the High Council for Antiquities and USAid.

The Jewish temple of Ben Ezra was established more than 1,500 years ago, then a Church was built over it named Angel Michael Church in 1892, then it was rebuilt.

Clinton has taken a large group of memorial photos. Tomorrow, she is going to visit to Tunisia as a part of her tour of the North African countries.