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    Hamas Chief to Cairo for Talks in Prisoner Exchange  Sep 6, 2009
    Sept. 5: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right meets with Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt ... Abbas was in Cairo on Saturday for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, but left before his rival arrived. (Fox News)

    Fatah: Palestinian elections on schedule  Sep 6, 2009
    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a news conference after his meeting with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak at the Presidential palace in Cairo September 5, 2009 ... Abbas met Saturday in Cairo with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for talks on the inter-Palestinian dialogue and how to achieve reconciliation among the Palestinian factions as soon as possible. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Palestinians say full settlement freeze is precondition to new peace talks  Aug 28, 2009
    Arab leaders such as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak have pressed Mr. Obama for an accelerated timetable toward final status negotiations, meaning the firm contours of a Palestinian state. Netanyahu has favored an incremental approach that delays difficult issues, such as the right of return for Palestinian refugees living in countries such as Lebanon, and the status of Jerusalem, which Israel insists is its "eternal capital.". (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

    Merkel warns Iran on sanctions  Aug 28, 2009
    The meeting comes a week after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Germany was involved in efforts to secure the release of the captured Israeli soldier Gilat Shalit. Sgt Shalit is due to mark his 23rd birthday - his fourth in captivity - on Friday, amid a wave of fresh speculation in the regional media about progress towards a deal. (BBC News -- Europe)

    The Racist Who Might Head UNESCO  Aug 27, 2009
    All that's known is that on May 11, Netanyahu met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and was convinced not to block the culture minister's candidacy in return for some unpublicized conditions. A few weeks later, Farouk Hosni penned an apologetic article in Le Monde, retracting his statement on book burning. (Slate)

    Man charged over stabbing pregnant woman in court  Aug 26, 2009
    The week after the killing, German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her condolences to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Iran also protested the slaying. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Egypt: Christians Split Over Presidential Scion  Aug 25, 2009
    Cairo Leaders of Egypt's Coptic Christian Church have voiced support for Gamal Mubarak, son of President Hosni Mubarak, as preferred candidate for president ... "Comments in support of Gamal Mubarak by church officials don't represent the opinion of all Egypt's Copts," Youssef Sidhoum, editor-in-chief of Coptic weekly Al-Watani told IPS. "Calls for strikes and demonstrations by online Coptic activists, meanwhile, represent only the views of a small minority within the Coptic community." ... Pope... (allAfrica.com)

    Another crucial date for Mideast peace  Aug 24, 2009
    "I find it hard to believe that Netanyahu would be able to extract an agreement from the cabinet to any more than six months "maybe, it will go to a year," said Shlomo Slonim, an expert on Israeli-American relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In the late 1970s, when then U.S. President Jimmy Carter was trying to eke out a deal between Israel and Egypt, the Israeli prime minister of the day, Menachem Begin, would only agree to a three-month moratorium on settlement activity. Some... (Xinhuanet, China)

    Obama in good standing as Ramadan begins  Aug 22, 2009
    Hashim named his poorer dates after Israeli Foreign Minister Avidgor Lieberman, a hard-liner who is particularly disliked in Egypt for once saying its president, Hosni Mubarak, can "go to hell.". Other low-quality dates were named after Lieberman's predecessor, Tzipi Livni, and after Bush. (MSNBC -- International)

    Press considers US-Egypt summit  Aug 20, 2009
    Press reaction in the Middle East to the summit between Hosni Mubarak and Barack Obama has focused mainly on its potential implications for the Arab-Israeli peace process. Obama has called on Arab countries to make overtures to Israel, but several Arab newspapers say Mubarak should have used the visit to insist that the Jewish state make concessions first. (BBC News -- Africa)

    * Obama wins Mubaraks praise  Aug 20, 2009
    WINNING WORDS: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said the US presidents speech to the worlds Muslims in June had convinced Arabs that the US was an honest broker AP , WASHINGTON Thursday, Aug 20, 2009, Page 7. US President Barack Obama, right, meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday ... US President Barack Obama won lavish praise on Tuesday from his guest, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and spoke of an extraordinary... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Majority Rule  Aug 20, 2009
    President Obama met with Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak at the White House yesterday, and afterward said that he remained upbeat about the prospects for progress in the Middle East. The Post and the NYT stress the ; the WSJ that Obama press Israel to accept a freeze on West Bank settlements. (Slate)

    Obama, Mubarak discuss Mideast peace efforts  Aug 19, 2009
    President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, at a White House meeting yesterday with President Obama, says Israel must take the next step in promoting peace ... WASHINGTON - Acknowledging that the Middle East peace process is stalled, President Obama nonetheless voiced confidence yesterday that a breakthrough can be achieved - and he thanked Egypt s president, Hosni Mubarak, whom he hosted for meetings at the White House, for playing a constructive role ... Mubarak, addressing reporters alongside Obama,... (Boston Globe)

    At White House, Mubarak urges speeding up Mideast peace talks  Aug 19, 2009
    "Mubarak urged a quick move to those "final resolution" talks."We cannot afford wasting more time, because violence will increase, and violence has increased ... "Mubarak's spokesman said after the meeting that the United States hoped to unveil a new Mideast peace plan next month."Today, Mr. Obama said that hopefully ... the peace blueprint should be there in the course of next month, in September," Mubarak spokesman Soliman Awaad said.White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the U.N.... (Anchorage Daily News)

    Obama, Mubarak seek fresh start to strained US-Egypt ties  Aug 19, 2009
    President Barack Obama shakes hands with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday ... Washington - If nothing else, President Obama's meeting Tuesday with his Egyptian counterpart, Hosni Mubarak, may symbolize the fact that the White House has hit the reset button on US-Egyptian relations ... Mr. Mubarak has stayed away from Washington in recent years, making little secret of his irritation with what Egyptians considered to be the Bush... (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)

    Israel to curb building  Aug 19, 2009
    The president praised Israel's decision on settlements describing it as "movement in the right direction", after his first White House talks on Tuesday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. "My hope is that we are going to see not just movement from the Israelis but also from the Palestinians on incitement and security but also from Arab states that shows their willingness to engage Israel," Obama said. (iAfrica.com)

    Mubarak: Accelerate Mideast peace talks  Aug 19, 2009
    WASHINGTON - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the White House on Tuesday urged the United States to accelerate Mideast peace talks, skipping past temporary steps that he said have led nowhere and moving instead to a final negotiation about the status of Jerusalem, of refugees and of borders. Mubarak said that President Barack Obama promised to roll out a specific U.S. peace plan in the next several weeks, in time for a gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York in late... (AZCentral -- News)

    Mubarak holds White House talks  Aug 19, 2009
    Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak has held talks at the White House with President Barack Obama during his first US visit for more than five years. After the talks, Mr Mubarak praised Mr Obama for a key speech in Cairo, saying it had "removed all doubts" about the US and the Muslim world ... The Egyptian leader told Mr Obama his government would not act unless Israel took "concrete steps", a spokesman for Mr Mubarak told AFP news agency. (BBC News -- Africa)

    Obama talks to Bill Clinton about N. Korea mission  Aug 19, 2009
    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton takes a seat as she waits next to the President's desk during a meeting between President Barack Obama and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    Mubarak team seeks to revive wilting carrot for Arab-Israeli peace  Aug 19, 2009
    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meet on Monday in Washington for talks on the Middle East peace process ... But as Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and his entourage , the future of a trade deal aimed at changing that will top the list of economic issues they discuss. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

    Mubarak meets Obama to patch up US-Egypt relationship  Aug 19, 2009
    Supporters of visiting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sing and dance outside of the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, Monday, where he met with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ... Cairo - Until five years ago, it was an annual tradition: every spring Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak would travel to Washington to meet his American counterpart, congressional leaders, and a few newspaper editorial boards ... Mr. Mubarak usually sat down with public affairs talk show host Charlie Rose,... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

    THE FAMILY BUSINESS  Aug 19, 2009
    AFTER five years of "exile," Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak this week re turned to Washington to reprise his classic role as a supposedly model Middle East peacemaker and staunch American ally. Meanwhile, the dictator's country, poor as ever, is increasingly vulnerable to Islamist extremism. (New York Post -- Opinions)

    Egypt: Union Eyes the Silver Bullet  Aug 19, 2009
    But labour experts say the formation of an independent union represents a more corrosive threat to the 28-year rule of President Hosni Mubarak, as it erodes the power of state's primary structure for controlling and mobilising the masses. "The state-backed general federation (ETUF) is not a labour union in the proper sense, rather it's the arm of the state for controlling working class movements," says Hossam El-Hamalawy, journalist and labour activist. (allAfrica.com)

    Obama encouraged by Mideast steps  Aug 19, 2009
    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak meets with President Obama at the White House on Tuesday. By Mimi Hall, USA TODAY WASHINGTON President Obama and his Egyptian counterpart, Hosni Mubarak, expressed guarded optimism Tuesday about the prospects for renewed Middle East peace talks. (USA Today -- News)

    Obama hopes Egypt returns to fold  Aug 19, 2009
    President tries to restore Mubarak as key Mideast peace player. President Barack Obama and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appear for photos Tuesdayin the Oval Office of the White House ... Expect more town halls; Obama out West, then meets with Egypt's Mubarak and NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson; 2012 watch: Pawlenty to Florida; Birthdays: Bill Clinton, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter; and Meet the Press. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    AP: Obama: Encouraged on Israel, Palestinians  Aug 19, 2009
    "We are moving in the right direction," said visiting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, "and the Arab states are ready to help if the Israelis and the Palestinians returned to peace talks.". Mubarak also strongly praised Obama's Cairo speech to the Arab world earlier this summer. (Missourian Publishing, MO)

    U.S. and Egypt Push for Mideast Peace  Aug 19, 2009
    Obama, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Discuss Middle East Peace - ABC News ... Obama Brings Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak into the Peace Process ... President Obama and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met at the White House today to discuss the possibility of , the administration's latest. (ABC News)

    Obama calls on Arab countries to show goodwill gesture toward Israel  Aug 19, 2009
    "There has been movement in the right direction," Obama said after meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak in the White House, referring to the reports that the Israeli government had stopped issuing permission for new settlements in the West Bank. U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., Aug. 18, 2009 ... U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the... (Xinhuanet, China)

    Obama, Mubarak meeting a positive attempt to heal differences  Aug 19, 2009
    U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., Aug. 18, 2009 ... Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, 81, who has ruled Egypt for 28 years, made his first visit in five years to the U.S. capital to meet with his counterpart Barack Obama, after tensions under former U.S. President George W. Bush ... Neither U.S. nor Egyptian officials have disclosed details of the summit and meetings between Mubarak and U.S. Vice... (Xinhuanet, China)

    U.N.: Can halt violence against women  Aug 19, 2009
    1 of 11 U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Oval Office of the White House on August 18, 2009. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg. (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)

    Egypt's Next Strongman  Aug 19, 2009
    Meet the two men most likely to succeed Egypts aging president: His son, Gamal Mubarak, and his spy chief, Omar Suleiman ... Gamal Mubarak (left) and Omar Suleiman, the would-be heirs to the Egyptian presidency ... Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrived in Washington today, bringing with him a large retinue of advisors, ministers, and assorted hangers-on. (Slate)

    Mubarak to Obama: Israel Must 'Forget Temporary Solutions'  Aug 19, 2009
    Mubarak to Obama: Israel Must 'Forget Temporary Solutions ... Mubarak to Obama: Israel Must 'Forget Temporary Solutions ... WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak pressured the U.S. not to accept any "temporary solutions" by Israel in negotiating Middle East peace. (PR Newswire)

    New settlements 'on hold' says Israel  Aug 19, 2009
    Speaking after a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Washington, Mr Obama said he had been encouraged by reports of checkpoints being removed and increased economic activity in the West Bank. "But everybody is going to have to take steps, everybody is going to have to take some risks," he added. (BBC News -- Africa)

    * Mubarak to meet Obama, officials  Aug 18, 2009
    Mubarak to meet Obama, officials ... Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was scheduled to meet key US government officials yesterday, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, ahead of his first White House visit in five years ... Egyptian officials said Mubarak would also hold talks with National Security Advisor James Jones and Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair, as well as a closed-door meeting with representatives from eight leading US Jewish groups. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Mubarak firm on Arab-Israeli ties  Aug 18, 2009
    Mr Mubarak is on his first trip to the US in several years. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has said Arab states would recognise Israel and normalise ties, but only as part of a comprehensive peace deal ... Mr Mubarak is currently in Washington for talks with US officials. (BBC News -- Africa)

    Key Arab states skeptical of Obama's push for goodwill gesture towards Israel  Aug 18, 2009
    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak flew to Washington over the weekend. The New York Times on Monday quoted an Egyptian official as saying that Mubarak is expected to tell Obama administration that Arab states have no intention of echoing the United States on making goodwill gestures towards Israel until Israel takes some tangible steps. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Clinton, Mubarak confer ahead of talks  Aug 18, 2009
    Hosni Mubarak is set to meet with President Obama today ... We re trying to work hard to create conditions for negotiation to continue and we hope to have this phase of this process completed in the next few weeks, spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters, a day before President Obama and Hosni Mubarak, the president of Egypt, are to meet at the White House ... Crowley spoke after an hourlong meeting between Mubarak and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Boston Globe)

    Obama seeks Egypt's help  Aug 18, 2009
    US President Barack Obama was bidding to breathe new life into his Middle East peace push on Tuesday, looking to Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak's help to break a deadlock between Israel and Arab states ... Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, said that Obama will "take some time" with Mubarak to reach out ... In remarks published on Monday, Mubarak said he told Obama in June when the US leader chose Cairo as the backdrop for a landmark speech extending a hand to the Islamic world ... (iAfrica.com)

    As Egypt's Mubarak Comes to Washington, Labor Unrest Surges at Home  Aug 18, 2009
    But legal restraints have not stopped workers from laying down their tools; analysts attribute the phenomenon to the declining living standards that have accompanied the government's market-oriented economic policies, combined with the absence of democratic channels of recourse in President Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian regime ... President Mubarak, who has run an iron-fisted police state since 1981 and is meeting President Obama in Washington on Tuesday, is now 81 years old, and the press is... (Time.com)

    Egypt Rejects Request For Moderate Islamic Party  Aug 18, 2009
    In 2007, Human Rights Watch accused Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his ruling National Democratic Party of using the law that governs the formation of political parties to maintain a virtual monopoly over political power in Egypt by denying opponents the right to form parties. Egypt is hoping for improved ties with the United States under President Barack Obama after the Bush administration called for reform by Mubarak and after years of strains over the staunch U.S. ally's human rights... (CBS News -- World)

    Obama hopes Mubarak returns to peace-making fold  Aug 18, 2009
    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for talks on the Middle East peace process during his visit to Washington, Monday, Aug. 17, 2009 ... WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is trying to restore Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak as the U.S. ace-in-the-hole in its decades-long effort to forge an elusive peace among Israel and the Arabs. (Albany Times Union)

    Mubarak: We Need to Move Fast to Final Status Talks  Aug 18, 2009
    WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In meetings with top U.S. officials today, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak called on the U.S. Administration to quickly re-engage in negotiations over the final status of the Israeli-Palestinian issue. President Mubarak met today with Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accompanied by Special Envoy George Mitchell, as well as Jewish groups ahead of Tuesday's State Visit with U.S. President Barack Obama... (PR Newswire)

    Stanford Grad Gives $33M For Stem Cell Research  Aug 18, 2009
    President Obama will welcome Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak the White House today for talks that are expected to focus o 00004000 n repairing the U.S. relationship with Egypt, curtailing Iran's nuclear program and kickstarting the Middle East peace process. 52 minutes ago. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)

    Russia, Israel set to discuss Mideast peace, Iran  Aug 18, 2009
    Obama hopes Mubarak returns to peace-making fold. President Barack Obama is trying to restore Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak as the U.S. ace-in-the-hole in its decades-long effort to forge an elusive peace among Israel and the Arabs ... After a serious falling out over Bush administration pressure on human rights and democracy in Egypt, Mubarak is back in the U.S. capital for the first time in more than five years to meet with Obama on Tuesday. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Egypt's guessing game: How long can a leader last?  Aug 17, 2009
    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrives for a session at the G8 summit on July 10 in L'Aquila, Italy. Mubarak, 81, will meet with President Obama on Tuesday in Washington amid questions surrounding how much longer the leader of the Arab world's most populous nation will remain in power. (USA Today -- News)

    Monday Memo: Foreign affairs and health reform  Aug 17, 2009
    On Tuesday, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will visit the White House ... Egyptain President Hosni Mubarak will visit the White House on Tuesday. (CNN)

    Egyptian leader Mubarak expected to tell Obama Arab nations want peace  Aug 17, 2009
    Mubarak to press Obama for Israeli settlement freeze ... CAIRO - In White House meetings beginning today, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt is expected to tell the Obama administration that Arab nations want peace, but are unwilling to abide by President Obama s call to make good-faith concessions to Israel until Israel takes tangible steps like freezing settlements, an Egyptian official said ... Neither side has agreed to Obama s proposed first steps and so the president is expected to look to... (Boston Globe)

    Mubarak arrives in U.S. for meeting with Obama  Aug 16, 2009
    WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrived in Washington on Saturday for a summit with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama Tuesday in the White House ... Before the summit, President Mubarak will meet with senior U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, National Security Advisor James Jones and Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Egyptians wonder how long aging leader can go on  Aug 15, 2009
    CAIRO - When Egypt s leader meets Tuesday with President Obama in Washington, US officials may find themselves caught up in the country s number one guessing game: How much longer can Hosni Mubarak go on. The 81-year-old president has looked weakened and pale in several appearances in recent months. (Boston Globe)

    Egypt: Israel Gas Deal Inflames Opposition  Aug 13, 2009
    Days after the new gas deal was signed, President Hosni Mubarak announced that the government had "made revisions and amendments of current gas contracts with all countries in order to maximise profit for Egypt." Quoted in the Aug. 4 edition of state daily Al-Ahram, he stressed that "Egypt is not selling gas to Israel at reduced prices, as some are claiming.". Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)

    Russia gives heed to substantial co-op with Africa  Aug 10, 2009
    President Hosni Mubarak announced in March 2007 Egypt's "Peaceful Nuclear Program" for building several nuclear power stations in the next few years. During President Medvedev's visit to Egypt, Russia and Egypt signed nuclear energy deal on the peaceful use of nuclear energy. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Africa: Senegal's Wade Pushes for United States of Africa, Roughhouse Style [analysis]  Aug 7, 2009
    In the same breath, Wade told President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt that "Egypt should leave the pyramids in Africa". In the worst scenario President Wade would relocate the seat of sovereignty to vital resources. (allAfrica.com)

    Kitsch overflows at Niagara Falls  Aug 2, 2009
    Once, driving Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his family through the Falls on an official visit, Mr. Bailey picked up his cell phone and jokingly called in a rainbow. "Would you please turn on the rainbow for Mr. Mubarak and his family," he said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    How To Hasten Al Qaeda's Demise  Jul 29, 2009
    Look at Egypt, half of their politicians are in jail because they pose a challenge to Mubarak. The Middle East leaders are still cowards paid and funded by our hard earned tax $$$ in the form of aid. (CBS News)

    Settlements top US-Israel talks  Jul 28, 2009
    Earlier in the day Mr Mitchell met President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo - a day earlier than initially scheduled, apparently at Mr Mubarak's request. The Egyptians are currently brokering reconciliation talks between the deeply divided Palestinian factions of Fatah and Hamas. (BBC News -- Africa)

    US urges concessions in Mideast peace drive  Jul 28, 2009
    " onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. "That includes between Israelis and Palestinians, between Syrians and Israelis between Israel and Lebanon, and the normalisation of relations between Israel and all of the countries in the region," he said following the talks in Ramallah, the political capital of the occupied West Bank. (Channelnewsasia.com)

    Egypt: Disputes Rise Over Quotas for Women MPs  Jul 28, 2009
    Spokesmen for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) of President Hosni Mubarak describe the quotas as a milestone for women's rights, but some critics say the move threatens to create more problems than it solves. "The move has opened up a Pandora's box of side issues," Amr Hashem Rabie, expert on parliamentary affairs at the semi-official Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies told IPS. "Along with questions as to its constitutionality, the new law has encouraged other groups... (allAfrica.com)

    US brings out diplomatic big guns for Mid-East peace  Jul 28, 2009
    Mr Mitchell met the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, yesterday in talks brought forward at Mr Mubarak;s request. Egypt is an important regional player and has been mediating unity talks between rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas and between Israel and Hamas for a prisoner swap to secure the release of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held in Gaza. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Gates heads to Israel Sunday as part of the U.S. diplomatic efforts to narrow differences between the two countries over Jewish settlements and coordinate their common stance on Iran's nuclear issue.• U.S. envoy in Egypt to promote Mideast peace process  Jul 27, 2009
    An informed source told Xinhua that Mitchell is due to meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday morning. Media reports said that Mitchell's surprise visit to Cairo on Sunday is at the request of the Egyptian president. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Envoy Mitchell kicks off Mideast peace push  Jul 27, 2009
    Mitchell met with Mr. Barak on Sunday, and is to fly to Egypt for talks with President Hosni Mubarak before returning to Israel for additional talks. Mitchell meets Mr. Netanyahu on Tuesday, and then heads to Ramallah to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

    US envoys set for Mid-East talks  Jul 27, 2009
    US envoy George Mitchell - arriving in Egypt from talks in Syria and Israel - will meet President Hosni Mubarak. Both the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the perceived threat posed by Iran are on the agenda. (BBC News -- Americas)

    Syria visit starts week of U.S. diplomacy  Jul 27, 2009
    " Soon after arriving in Israel, Mitchell left for Egypt, where he is to meet with President Hosni Mubarak. The quick side trip -- Mitchell is to be back in Israel on Monday morning -- was a result of a change in Mubarak's schedule, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said. The meeting with Mubarak originally was set for later in the week. Top U.S. defense officials, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates, also will be in Israel in the coming week, to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and... (CNN)

    US Defence Secretary in Israel amid US peace push  Jul 27, 2009
    " onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. "We will welcome the full cooperation of the government of the Syrian Arab Republic in this historic endeavour.". (Channelnewsasia.com)

    Timeline: Sudan  Jul 26, 2009
    1995 - Egyptian President Mubarak accuses Sudan of being involved in attempt to assassinate him in Addis Ababa. 1998 - US launches missile attack on a pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum, alleging that it was making materials for chemical weapons. (BBC News -- Africa)

    Courage versus power  Jul 25, 2009
    Egypt's 2005 presidential election was typically fixed in favor of the absolutist ruler, Hosni Mubarak, but it propelled civil society watchdogs to try to hold his government to account. Their exemplary actions inspired similar movements in Jordan and Lebanon. (Asia Times Online)

    It's quiz time!  Jul 24, 2009
    What did an Egyptian civil servant do, which led to him being jailed for insulting President Hosni Mubarak. (He was acquitted on appeal this week. (BBC News)

    The Arab world: Waking from its sleep  Jul 24, 2009
    Hosni Mubarak has been Egypt s president for 28 years; Muammar Qaddafi has run Libya since 1969. When Hafez Assad died after three decades as president of Syria, power passed smoothly to his son Bashar. (The Economist)

    Egyptian court frees insult poet  Jul 21, 2009
    Under Egyptian law, insulting the President, Hosni Mubarak, can cost the offender three years in jail and a fine. Civil servant Mr Hanna, 56, had been ordered to pay 100,000 Egyptian pounds ($18,000; 11,000), which was also overturned by the appeals court in Adwa, Minya province. (BBC News -- Africa)

    West Bank plan bears fruit, but much more needed  Jul 20, 2009
    An Israeli soldier being held in Gaza by Hamas militants is alive and in good condition, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Tuesday, adding that he hopes the soldier will be released soon. Sgt. Gilad Schalit has been held by Hamas-allied militants since being captured more than three years ago in a cross-border raid from Gaza. (Fresno Bee -- Business)

    Hamas makes feature film about slain militant  Jul 18, 2009
    Hamas: Mubarak doesn't know soldier's condition ... Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Monday that Schalit was in good condition and hopefully would be released soon ... Mubarak, who made the announcement during a visit to Cairo by Israeli President Shimon Peres, gave no details on where he got his information. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    President at NAM meeting  Jul 17, 2009
    Egyptian President and Chairperson of the Movement Hosni Mubarak, who takes over the leadership from Cuban President Raul Castro, called on the Summit to be used for fruitful dialogue to allow the Movement to elaborate its visions and positions vis a vis issues that preoccupy the world. UN Secretary General Ban Kim Moon called for renewed peacekeeping partnership between contributing countries to the UN peace efforts and an agreed set of goals that would allow for peacekeeping to have the needed... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    NAM summit closes after reaching consensus  Jul 17, 2009
    Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak was elected as NAM Chairperson for the following 3 years ... Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak was elected as NAM Chairperson for the following 3 years ... At a speech delivered before the Summit's closing, Mubarak said: "The Summit has provided new evidence of the vitality of the Non-aligned Movement, and affirmed the significance of this massive bloc of over half of the world's states, as well as the importance of the values and principles that they defend.". (Xinhuanet, China)

    AM Summit opens in Egypt  Jul 17, 2009
    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the Chairman of the Movement, opened the two-day conference that is on the theme "International Solidarity for Peace and Development.". The summit would discuss the current global and financial crisis and at its plenary sessions adopt the agenda for the Summit and the Report of the out-going chair, Cuba for the period 2006- 2009. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Zimbabwe: Mugabe Calls for Reforms of World Bank, IMF  Jul 16, 2009
    com: Zimbabwe: Reform IMF, WB - President (Page 1 of 1). Published by the government of Zimbabwe. (allAfrica.com)

    Should America Try to Democratize Tyrannical States?  Jul 16, 2009
    While it might make sense to promote democratic reforms in Egypt and disrupt Mubarak s succession plans, doing so might install the Muslim Brotherhood as the major national political force. Hence, democracy could challenge American interests in the world s largest Arab nation. (Human Events Online)

    Sudan: Poll Finds Regional Support for Bashir Indictment  Jul 16, 2009
    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak pledged his support for the Sudanese leader. The poll also asked respondents how much they knew about the situation in Darfur. (allAfrica.com)

    Yar'Adua, others seek fair deal for developing nations  Jul 16, 2009
    The host, President Hosni Mubarak, his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, and others lamented that most nations of the 118-member NAM were bearing the brunt of failed economic policies of the West. "And as usual, the wealthy countries were the source of the current crisis, which was affected by the ... illogic of the international economic order that depends on blind market principles and consumption, and wealth of the few," Castro said in an Arabic translation of his speech. (Guardian News, Nigeria)

    Africa: Falana Slams Obama Over Speech in Ghana  Jul 16, 2009
    President Mubarak has been in power since 1981, he was recently in Saudi Arabia , did they hold elections there. So you can't use lack of democracy or free reign of corruption in Africa to excuse the connivance of the United States government or Western European countries, the connivance of these countries is the destruction of the economy of Africa. (allAfrica.com)

    Senior UN official discusses arms smuggling with Darfur governorsSouth African govt urged to take stand on Al-BashirDarfur peacekeeping force expands in strengthUN envoy pledges to ensure free elections in Sudan UN envoy hails Somali troops' victory over IslamistsEgypt shoots dead two Somalis on Israel borderKenya's Kibaki appeals for AU intervention in SomaliaKenya pushes for peace in Somalia Kinshasa fingers 3 companies over Congo River pollutionBelgium worried by outbreak of violence in DRCTraining seminar for Taekwondo coaches in DRCCongolese artiste Rochereau receiving medical care in Europe Ivorian Prime Minister urges mutinous soldiers to remain calmGbagbo: "Whoever delays Ivorian elections is a criminal"Gbagbo reaffirms his desire for Ivorian peaceGbagbo signs Ivorian amnesty law ON THE WIRE NAM summit opens in EgyptSharm el Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The 15th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) opened Wednesday at Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sham El Sheikh,with participants calling for more cooperation among developing countries so they can better tackle major international and regional issues, including the current globalfinancial crisis.    15/07/2009   Full Text...  Jul 16, 2009
    We call for the renew of international f i nancial system, based on the real participation of developing nations," President Castro said.Host Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who was elected by acclamation as the cha irperson of the 15th NAM summit, appealed for the construction of a new international political, economic and trade system, which is more balanced a nd equitable.This summit is a good opportunity for dialogue," he said, urging NAM members to make use of the summit to boost... (Panapress.com)

    IMF: West Bank economy can grow if Israel eases up  Jul 15, 2009
    An Israeli soldier being held in Gaza by Hamas militants is alive and in good condition, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Tuesday, adding that he hopes the soldier will be released soon ... Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Monday that Schalit was in good condition and hopefully would be released soon. (Fresno Bee -- Business)

    Madoff starts 150-year sentence at North Carolina prison  Jul 15, 2009
    Other inmates being held at Butner include Omar Abdel-Rahman, also known as the blind sheik, who was sentenced to life in prison in 1995 for his role in a plot to kill Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and blow up New York City landmarks, including the United Nations. John Rigas, founder of Adelphia Communications, and his son, Tim, the company's chief financial officer are also at Butner. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    WORLD SOCCER MAGAZINENo Kak, a rookie manager and few reinforcements. How can AC Milan be a contender next year?  Jul 15, 2009
    While in Egypt in early May for a bilateral summit with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Milan's owner, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, rather let the cat out of the bag when telling a group of Italian tourists that Ancelotti had "got it all wrong" this season. Little surprise, then, that within 24 hours of Milan beating Fiorentina 2-0 on the last day of the season to claim third place, Ancelotti announced he was on his way to Chelsea and the club named Leonardo as his successor. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Egyptian jailed for insult poem  Jul 15, 2009
    A civil servant in Egypt has been jailed for three years for insulting President Hosni Mubarak in a poem, according to newspaper reports. Moneer Said Hanna's family said he wrote satirical poetry for fun, to entertain his work colleagues, and never meant to hurt anyone. (BBC News -- Africa)

    Leaders gather for Non-Aligned summit in Egypt  Jul 15, 2009
    He was scheduled to hand the movement's presidency over to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, whose country will head the group for the next three years. The Non-Aligned Movement has lost much of its relevance when the Cold War ended nearly two decades ago. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    Africa: President Off to Non-Aligned Movement Summit  Jul 15, 2009
    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is set to take over the chairmanship of the 118-member bloc from his Cuban counterpart, Cde Raul Castro. Among key issues to be discussed are the effects of the prevailing global economic crisis on developing countries, economic development, peace and security, disarmament, climate change, human rights and rule of law. (allAfrica.com)

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