Cairo - American expatriates living in Cairo cheered Barak Obama's win as they partied into the early hours, and Egyptian locals expressed satisfaction with the election of the first black US president.
Many Americans in Egypt think that Obama's winning will positively reflect on the US image in the Arab world.
"I'm very happy that Obama won. This way people will stop asking me if I'm from the US and If I like Bush," said Jeff Bellis, a political science student at the American University in Cairo.
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Hanoi - The former warden of the "Hanoi Hilton," the prison where John McCain was held as a POW during the Vietnam War, expressed his condolences Wednesday morning for his former captive's loss in the US presidential elections.
Retired colonel Tran Trong Duyet said he would have liked to vote for McCain as president.
"I share in McCain's loss, and I sympathize with him very much," Duyet said. "I would like to advise him that as a senator, he should still do his part to boost relations between Vietnam and the US."
Dublin - Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen on Wednesday congratulated Senator Barack Obama on being elected president of the United States, saying Obama's election was "a day of hope for the world".
"Barack Obama's remarkable personal story - allied to his eloquence and his huge political talents - sends a powerful message of hope to America's friends across the world."
"There is a palpable sense of history with the election of the first African-American president.
Dhaka - Bangladesh's major political parties have received certificates from the Election Commission to contest the upcoming general elections scheduled for December 18, election officials and political leaders said Wednesday.
Cairo - American expatriates living in Cairo cheered Barak Obama's win as they partied into the early hours, and Egyptian locals expressed satisfaction with the election of the first black US president.
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Hanoi - The former warden of the "Hanoi Hilton," the prison where John McCain was held as a POW during the Vietnam War, expressed his condolences Wednesday morning for his former captive's loss in the US presidential elections.
Dublin - Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen on Wednesday congratulated Senator Barack Obama on being elected president of the United States, saying Obama's election was "a day of hope for the world".
Dhaka - Bangladesh's major political parties have received certificates from the Election Commission to contest the upcoming general elections scheduled for December 18, election officials and political leaders said Wednesday.
