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While there has been some talk that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak might join the Damascus summit, Egyptian-Syrian relations are poor, and such an appearance is considered unlikely. And some Syrian analysts say that warmer relations with Saudi Arabia and the West don't necessarily mean cooler ones with Tehran. (Christian Science Monitor)
Saudi King Seeks To Mend Rift With Syria Oct 8, 2009
In early March, Abdullah and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met Assad in a mini-summit in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, hoping to patch up the rift. Assad also visited the kingdom last month to attend the opening of a university. (CBS News -- World)
Mubarak urges Israel to resume peace talks Oct 5, 2009
CAIRO - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak urged Israel to resume peace talks with the Palestinians where they broke off more than a year ago, warning that the peace process "can't take another failure." ... But in an interview published Sunday, Mubarak called on Israel to respond positively to the renewed push for peace and resume talks where they left off ... "It is unreasonable and unacceptable to start from zero," Mubarak told the Armed Forces newspaper. (MSNBC -- International)
China, Africa ever closer 60 years on Oct 3, 2009
" According to Durodie, Western countries' criticizing on China's new role and impact on Africa is a sign of the Western imagination's inability to view Africans as capable of dealing with their own problems and the West's obsession with viewing China as malign. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, also noted in his speech at the 2006 Beijing summit: "We hold that the establishment of a new type of strategic partnership is both the shared desire and independent choice of China and Africa, serves... (Xinhuanet, China)
Egypt: Virtually, Some Real Freedom Oct 3, 2009
At the same time, says rights lawyer Ahmed Seif, executive director of the Hisham Mubarak Law Centre, blogs, online forums and social networking sites are allowing many opposition voices to be heard for the first time ... The President's son and presumed successor, Gamal Mubarak, recently used Facebook to engage the Egyptian public in an open discussion. (allAfrica.com)
First They Came for the Pigs Sep 30, 2009
It was alleged by the regime of President Hosni Mubarak, on the basis of no evidence whatever, that the swine themselves were the carriers of the so-called "swine flu." (Several friends and relatives of mine have already caught and recovered from this mild infection; everybody knows that actual encounters with pigs have absolutely nothing to do with it. As a consequence of the pig massacre, the streets of Cairo have become almost unlivable, and the Christian garbage collectors, locally called... (Slate)
In Beirut, two Ss and a W Sep 30, 2009
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has an old score to settle with Hezbollah, ever since its secretary general, Hassan Nasrallah, stopped short of calling for a rebellion in Cairo, when Egyptian authorities refused to open the Rafah Crossing during the Israeli war on Gaza last December. He fears that the more Islamic groups are empowered throughout the region, the more likely that will trigger the ambitions of the Islamic opposition in Cairo. (Asia Times Online)
Egypt crushes Trinidad & Tobago 4-1 in U-20 World Cup Sep 25, 2009
Earlier on Thursday, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak officially opened the FIFA U20 tournament. Editor: Fang Yang. (Xinhuanet, China)
Egypt loser condemns Unesco vote Sep 24, 2009
Mr Hosni is close to President Hosni Mubarak, who Mr Hosny said, had told him after the result to "put everything behind you". Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Europe)
Obama to hold talks with Mideast leaders Sep 21, 2009
"The road is now blocked," Abbas told reporters in Cairo Saturday after talks with Middle East powerbroker Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. "There is no more work (for Mitchell) with the Western or Palestinian sides because we are complying with all our duties. The focus has to be on the Israeli side.". (Yahoo! Asia News)
Muslims around the world end fast, usher in Eid Sep 21, 2009
(CNN) -- Muslims around the world woke up Sunday and welcomed the end of a long month of fasting with hearty greetings of "Eid Mubarak," or happy festivities. Egyptian women perform the Eid al-Fitr dawn prayer at a stadium in Mansura, 120 km north of Cairo. (CNN -- World)
After Egypt’s pigs killed, Cairo finds itself wading through piles of garbage Sep 20, 2009
When the swine flu fear first emerged, long before even one case was reported in Egypt, President Hosni Mubarak ordered that all the pigs be killed in order to prevent the spread of the disease. When health officials worldwide said that the virus was not being passed by pigs, the Egyptian government said the cull was no longer about flu, but about cleaning up the zabaleen s crowded, filthy, neighborhood. (Boston Globe)
Obama to hold trilateral meeting with Netanyahu, Abbas Sep 20, 2009
" Palestinians have been demanding a halt to Israeli settlement construction in the occupied West Bank, including annexed Arab east Jerusalem, as a condition for resuming talks with Israel. But Netanyahu has repeatedly rebuffed US calls to freeze settlement construction, leading to a rare diplomatic spat between the Jewish state and its closest ally. Abbas in turn blamed Israel for Mitchell's failure to secure a breakthrough. "The road is now blocked," Abbas told reporters in Cairo Saturday... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Africa: Curse of Monarchical Tendencies in African Politics [opinion] Sep 19, 2009
In Egypt and Libya there are signals of sabotaging the emergence of democratic politics by the imposing of the sons of President Hosni Mubarak and Muammar al-Gaddafi while repressing opposition parties. Finally, we must create support across the continent for a legal norm on the crime against national development and people's human dignity. (allAfrica.com)
Israeli Official: Palestinians Entitled to East Jerusalem Sep 19, 2009
By holding the reins of power since the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981, and serving as vice president for seven years before that, President Hosni Mubarak is simply allowing the radical Muslim Brotherhood to consolidate its hold on the future of Egypt. "It won't be tomorrow," says the former military intelligence general, but "the trend is unmistakable and inevitable.". (Newsmax)
Palestinian official: US envoy ends shuttle Sep 18, 2009
(AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) U.S. special Mideast George Mitchell gets in his vehicle after talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Sept.17, 2009. Talks come within the framework of efforts aimed at reviving the Middle East peace process. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
U.S. Middle East envoy extends Mideast trip Sep 17, 2009
Mitchell may well need the support of men like Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to persuade Abbas to compromise on the settlements issue. At the same time, Mitchell also wants the Arab world to convince Israel that the price of territorial compromise is one that is worth paying. (Xinhuanet, China)
Israeli PM postpones meeting with U.S. envoy Sep 14, 2009
Netanyahu, who met Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on Sunday for talks over the Middle East peace process, has said Israel is nearing a deal with the United States over the settlement issue, giving rise to speculation that the two sides would likely reach an agreement during Mitchell's visit. Special Report. (Xinhuanet, China)
Israel cites differences with US over peace talks Sep 14, 2009
In Egypt, Netanyahu talked to Mubarak about Mideast peacemaking, according to a statement from Netanyahu s office. It said all sides - Israel, the Palestinians, Arab nations, and the international community - must do their part in advancing the peace process, an apparent reference to gestures the Arab world might offer in exchange for a settlement freeze. (Boston Globe)
U.S. envoy says hopes to finalise settlement deal Sep 14, 2009 Israeli President Leaves Hospital After Fainting on Stage Sep 14, 2009 Mitchell in Israel as Mideast diplomacy revs up Sep 14, 2009 Fresh push for Middle East talks Sep 14, 2009 The U.S. special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell is in Israel and expected to reach an agreement with Israel on a settlement freeze ahead of a meeting later this month between Abbas and Netanyahu.• Mubarak calls for halting Israeli settlements Sep 14, 2009 U.S. seeks settlement agreement with Israel Sep 14, 2009 Mitchell in Israel to jumpstart talks Sep 14, 2009 Obama's Cairo speech heralded a new chapter in the relations between the United States and the Muslim world. However, his promises have not yet been fulfilled 100 days after his speech, said analysts.• Can Obama broker a Mideast peace deal Sep 13, 2009 Netanyahu and Mubarak meet on reviving peace talks Sep 13, 2009 US envoy in Mid-East peace push Sep 13, 2009 Prisoners' exchange deal not imminent, Israeli obstruction Sep 13, 2009 Fifty questions on 9/11 Sep 11, 2009 Hamas Chief Warns Against Israeli Settlement Proposal Sep 7, 2009 Fatah: Palestinian elections on schedule Sep 6, 2009 Hamas Chief to Cairo for Talks in Prisoner Exchange Sep 6, 2009 Merkel warns Iran on sanctions Aug 28, 2009 Palestinians say full settlement freeze is precondition to new peace talks Aug 28, 2009 The Racist Who Might Head UNESCO Aug 27, 2009 Man charged over stabbing pregnant woman in court Aug 26, 2009 Egypt: Christians Split Over Presidential Scion Aug 25, 2009 Another crucial date for Mideast peace Aug 24, 2009 Obama in good standing as Ramadan begins Aug 22, 2009 Press considers US-Egypt summit Aug 20, 2009 Majority Rule Aug 20, 2009 * Obama wins Mubaraks praise Aug 20, 2009 U.S. and Egypt Push for Mideast Peace Aug 19, 2009 Mubarak meets Obama to patch up US-Egypt relationship Aug 19, 2009 U.N.: Can halt violence against women Aug 19, 2009 Obama, Mubarak meeting a positive attempt to heal differences Aug 19, 2009 At White House, Mubarak urges speeding up Mideast peace talks Aug 19, 2009 Obama, Mubarak discuss Mideast peace efforts Aug 19, 2009 AP: Obama: Encouraged on Israel, Palestinians Aug 19, 2009 THE FAMILY BUSINESS Aug 19, 2009 Obama encouraged by Mideast steps Aug 19, 2009 New settlements 'on hold' says Israel Aug 19, 2009 Egypt's Next Strongman Aug 19, 2009 Obama talks to Bill Clinton about N. Korea mission Aug 19, 2009 Mubarak to Obama: Israel Must 'Forget Temporary Solutions' Aug 19, 2009 Obama hopes Egypt returns to fold Aug 19, 2009 Mubarak: Accelerate Mideast peace talks Aug 19, 2009 Mubarak holds White House talks Aug 19, 2009 Obama, Mubarak seek fresh start to strained US-Egypt ties Aug 19, 2009 Mubarak team seeks to revive wilting carrot for Arab-Israeli peace Aug 19, 2009 Israel to curb building Aug 19, 2009 Egypt: Union Eyes the Silver Bullet Aug 19, 2009 Obama calls on Arab countries to show goodwill gesture toward Israel Aug 19, 2009 Egypt Rejects Request For Moderate Islamic Party Aug 18, 2009 As Egypt's Mubarak Comes to Washington, Labor Unrest Surges at Home Aug 18, 2009 Mubarak firm on Arab-Israeli ties Aug 18, 2009 * Mubarak to meet Obama, officials Aug 18, 2009 Russia, Israel set to discuss Mideast peace, Iran Aug 18, 2009 Stanford Grad Gives $33M For Stem Cell Research Aug 18, 2009 Obama seeks Egypt's help Aug 18, 2009 Obama hopes Mubarak returns to peace-making fold Aug 18, 2009 Clinton, Mubarak confer ahead of talks Aug 18, 2009 Mubarak: We Need to Move Fast to Final Status Talks Aug 18, 2009 Key Arab states skeptical of Obama's push for goodwill gesture towards Israel Aug 18, 2009 Monday Memo: Foreign affairs and health reform Aug 17, 2009 Egyptian leader Mubarak expected to tell Obama Arab nations want peace Aug 17, 2009 Egypt's guessing game: How long can a leader last? Aug 17, 2009 Mubarak arrives in U.S. for meeting with Obama Aug 16, 2009 Egyptians wonder how long aging leader can go on Aug 15, 2009 Egypt: Israel Gas Deal Inflames Opposition Aug 13, 2009 Russia gives heed to substantial co-op with Africa Aug 10, 2009 Africa: Senegal's Wade Pushes for United States of Africa, Roughhouse Style [analysis] Aug 7, 2009
Netanyahu holds talks in Egypt with Mubarak. Mubarak calls on Israel to halt settlement activities ... "There is still work to be done," Netanyahu told reporters before flying to Cairo for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. (AlertNet)
Netanyahu: Schism With U.S. Grows Under Obama Sep 14, 2009
Netanyahu was set to travel to Egypt later Sunday for talks with President Hosni Mubarak, a key mediator between Israel and the Arab world, before meeting Monday with White House Mideast envoy George Mitchell. The U.S. envoy is trying to arrange a summit between Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the United Nations next week. (Newsmax)
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak also called to wish him well. Peres has enjoyed a political career spanning seven decades. (Fox News)
" onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. will also renew his demand that the United States intervene to completely halt settlement activity in the Palestinian territories," Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erakat said. Netanyahu meanwhile told members of his right-wing Likud party last week: "There is one thing we are not willing to do - we are not willing to delude ourselves, or in common terms, we are not suckers. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo. Mr Netanyahu said work still needs to be done to narrow differences before peace talks can resume. (BBC News -- Africa)
Mubarak calls for halting Israeli settlements_English_Xinhua. Mubarak calls for halting Israeli settlements ... Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L)in the Presidential House in Cairo, capital of Egypt, Sept. 13, 2009. (Xinhuanet, China)
As Mitchell was meeting other Israeli government ministers on Sunday, Netanyahu was in Egypt for talks with President Hosni Mubarak ... CAIRO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which the veteran mediator asked Israel to stop settlements so as to push the peace process in the Middle East ... CAIRO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Cairo on Sunday for talks with... (Xinhuanet, China)
Following a summit Sunday in Cairo between Netanyahu and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the prime minister's office released a statement that the two leaders agreed that Israel, the Palestinians, Arab states, and the international community all have to do their part to advance the peace process. "We're making progress. There are some areas where work is still required," said Mark Regev, a spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Christian Science Monitor)
Obama met this week with visiting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the White House to discuss a resumption of peace talks in the Middle East, particularly between Israel and the Palestinians ... 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... (Xinhuanet, China)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak meet on Sunday in a bid to revive peace talks with the Palestinians ahead of a possible three-way meeting later this month. Netanyahu's visit, his second since May, will coincide with the arrival of US Middle East envoy George Mitchell in the region as Washington continues its push to get the peace process back on track. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
He will meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak later on Sunday. Mr Netanyahu is making his second trip to Egypt since May. (BBC News -- Americas)
The sources, which spoke on condition of anonymity, said that new decisions might be announced in a meeting scheduled to be held between Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on Sunday. However, Osama al-Muzeini, a senior Hamas leader from Gaza, who is authorized to give the press statements related to Shalit's case, ruled out that a prisoners' swap deal with Israel is in sight. (Xinhuanet, China)
19) A number of very experienced airline pilots - including US ally Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, a former fighter jet pilot - revealed that, well, only crack pilots could have performed such complex maneuvers on the hijacked jets, while others insisted they could only have been accomplished by remote control. Is it remotely believable that the hijackers were up to the task. (Asia Times Online)
Sept. 5: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right meets with Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. CAIRO The leader of Hamas on Sunday warned against Israel's proposal to temporarily halt settlement construction in exchange for normalization with Arab countries, describing it as "dangerous.". (Fox News)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
"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)
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 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
"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)
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)
"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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
"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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
On Tuesday, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will visit the White House ... Egyptain President Hosni Mubarak will visit the White House on Tuesday. (CNN)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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