Abou El-Enein Mourns Death of Journalist Yasser Rizk

Parliament Deputy Speaker Mohamed Abou El-Enein mourned with great sadness and sorrow the death of Egyptian Veteran Journalist Yasser Rizk.

TV Anchor Faten Abdel-Maaboud, said, during the "Sabah ElBalad" program broadcast on Sada ElBalad channel, on Wednesday, that all journalists and employees of Sada ElBalad channel and Sada ElBalad website extended their sincere condolences to the family of journalist writer Rizk.

Sada ElBalad channel staff and the Sabah ElBalad program mourned the great journalist writer Rizk, who passed away at 57 after suffering a sudden heart attack.

Journalist Adel Al-Sanhoury cried on the air during Sabah ElBalad program, as soon as he received the news of the death of Rizk.

Al-Sanhouri said: "He was my friend and my college mate. God bless you, Yasser. He was one of the symbols of the Faculty of Mass Communication."

Al-Sanhouri added: "He was an honorable person... All the beautiful qualities were in Yasser, and he was not afflicted with any arrogance, even when he assumed the presidency of the board of directors of Akhbar Al-Youm."