On it were a generator, a metric ton of cement, plywood, two-by-fours, 200 yards of electrical wire and a circular saw -- all of which he promised to bring, even though the Id al-Fitr holiday for the end of Ramadan had closed many stores.
But despite the evening's celebratory mood, the dinner conversation returned again and again to the headlines — the end of Ramadan falling so close to 9/11, the slow international response to the catastrophic flooding in Pakistan and the proposed mosque near Ground Zero in New York City.
It related to all overseas US diplomatic posts that open on Sundays, though the action could keep embassies closed for several days through the end of Ramadan.
Burns, who arrived in Cairo at the beginning of August, worked closely with Leon and his boss, EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, to prevent the military from taking action before the close of the Ramadan holiday, as had been threatened.
At a recent ceremony during the closing days of Ramadan, Sunnis from the Fadhil District, east of the Tigris River, joined with Shiites from adjoining Abu Saifeen to celebrate the removal of sections of a 15-month-old American-built wall that had divided their neighborhoods.
But the Red Cross offices closed for the weekend on Friday and the senior local official was in Pakistan for end of Ramadan.
Clinical and biochemical parameters were evaluated during three periods: three weeks before Ramadan (T0), at the fourth week of Ramadan (T1) and three weeks after the end of Ramadan (T2).
Celebrate at the end of Ramadan.
At the scene of the attack, 30 miles east of Cairo and close to 10th of Ramadan City - one of a string of new towns built to ease congestion in the capital -the bus could be seen toppled onto its side, with its windows smashed.
It was the last night of Ramadan.
