Bassem Youssef, Egyptian satirist, to host International Emmy Awards

Egypt’s satirist Bassem Youssef will host the 2015 International Emmy Awards. The awards ceremony will be on the 23^rd of Novembers.

For the first time in history, someone from the Middle East is going to host the awards ceremony.

Bassem Youssef gained his widespread popularity for his YouTube show, El-Bernameg. He gained more fame on his television show following Egypt’s January 25 revolution in 2011.

In April, Bassem Youssef received a silver medal from the New York Festival’s International Television and Film Awards. The medal was awarded for his work as a television host.

He is currently a resident fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics and has been a guest star on Jon Stewart’s Daily Show more than once.

Philadelphia train derails, killing at least 5 and injuring many

An Amtrak train in Philadelphia carrying 243 people derailed on Tuesday. The accident killed at least 5 people and injured dozens more.

The train was on rout from New York to Washington and derailed around 9:30 pm. 49 people were taken to nearby hospitals – 6 of which were in critical conditions.

The cause of the crash is not known.

Firefighters and rescue workers went from car to car helping passengers off the train as the toll of injured and deceased increased.

The location of the crash

Philadelphia’s mayor, Michael Nutter, said, “It is an absolute disastrous mess, I have never seen anything like this in my life.”