Makhion calls for end to Egypt bloodshed

Egyptian actor Abdel Aziz Makhion has expressed frustration over the recent violence and bloodshed in Egypt. He told Arab Today: "The situation is frustrating, people are being killed across Egypt from the different parties, regardless of their political affiliations." Makhion said reading about the killing of 11 officers during an attack on a police station in this small town of Kersada, near Cairo on Thursday was "painful." Commenting on his recent work, the Egyptian actor expressed delight at the success of television drama Without Mentioning Names, which was broadcast in Egypt during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.