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President Hosni Mubarak entered Egypt's bitter soccer row with Algeria on Saturday, vowing in a televised speech that attacks on Egyptians abroad will not be tolerated.
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."
The Egyptian embassy in Washington says President Hosni Mubarak's remarks about his plans to seek another term were mistranslated and that he has made no decision.
President Barack Obama won lavish praise from his Egyptian counterpart on Tuesday and spoke of an "extraordinary opportunity" for making peace in the Middle East, saying he was encouraged by U.S. efforts to restart talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
When Egypt's leader meets on Tuesday with President Barack Obama in Washington, U.S. officials may find themselves caught up in the country's No. 1 guessing game: How much longer can Hosni Mubarak go on?
President Barack Obama and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will meet at the White House on Aug. 18.
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.
President Barack Obama spent a few hours as a tourist this weekend, seeing Paris with his wife and two young girls after his trip to the Middle East, Germany and the beaches of Normandy.
President Barack Obama's speech to Muslims also had a huge and attentive Jewish audience, attuned to any suggestion that he might soften U.S. support for Israel or make nice with Iran at the expense of the Jewish state. His careful words illustrate the constraints posed by Obama's political obligations as he tries to reinvigorate America's honest-broker status in the Islamic world.
Suzanne Tamim shot to fame in an "American Idol"-style TV show, a green-eyed Lebanese beauty whose pop songs about love's agony mirrored her troubled life.
The White House says Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has canceled his visit to the United States after his 12-year-old grandson died.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's grandson died abruptly, the president's office said Tuesday, declining to give a cause of the 12-year-old boy's sudden death.
Progress in peace negotiations must come before Arab recognition of Israel, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said in an interview with Israel TV broadcast late Tuesday.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak promised Saturday to push ahead with economic reform and step up efforts to combat poverty, despite the impact of the international financial crisis on Egypt's economy.
Israel's president and prime minister called Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday to apologize for inflammatory comments made against him by an extreme right-wing Israeli lawmaker.
An exiled Egyptian-American academic who is one of the most outspoken critics of President Hosni Mubarak's regime was convicted Saturday of damaging Egypt's reputation and sentenced to two years in prison, his lawyer said.
The publisher of a book critical of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's regime says the book has been banned in Egypt.
Clashes on Friday between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip left five militants dead, further undermining efforts to bring a brief truce to the violence-wracked area.
Egypt's parliament endorsed Monday a government bill to raise taxes and fuel prices less than a week after President Hosni Mubarak announced a 30 percent salary increase for all government employees.
Egyptians largely ignored a call by online activists for a general strike Sunday to protest against the government on President Hosni Mubarak's 80th birthday.
Egyptian police attacked protesters who tore down a billboard of President Hosni Mubarak in a northern city Monday in the second day of violence fueled by anger over low wages and rising prices.
Egyptian textile workers and pro-democracy activists are calling for a day of strikes and protests Sunday, just ahead of local elections at a time of widespread anger at President Hosni Mubarak's government over rising prices and low wages.
President Bush's fast-track plan for a Mideast peace agreement got a welcome endorsement Wednesday from a nation long seen as a key Arab mediator. Bush responded by pulling his punches on the human rights backpedaling in Egypt that has cooled relations with this longtime ally.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday endorsed U.S. hopes for an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan this year and said he will work hand in hand with the United States and other nations to make it happen.
For more than 50 years, Egypt's military has been kingmaker, providing the country's presidents from its ranks. But the army is staying unusually quiet this time, as questions about a successor to aging President Hosni Mubarak surrounded the ruling party's annual meeting.
Incrementalism to nowhereA flurry of activity this week surrounding Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's trip to Washington suggests to many people that we can expect breakthroughs in Arab-Israeli peace-making. Mubarak and US President Barack Obama both said that things were moving in the right direction.
Peres: Mubarak doesn't want to leave behind confusion After meeting with Egyptian president, Peres optimistic about developments toward peace in Middle East. 'Iran divided Arab world. Mubarak sees opportunity and is ready to get on board. We spoke on truly historical level,' says president
Gaza Strikes Reverberate in Egypt: Mubarak Resists Calls at Home, in Region to Admit Palestinians Fleeing Violence. By Sudarsan Raghavan. Saturday, January 10, 2009; Page A01 CAIRO, Jan. 9 -- Rarely has an Arab leader been so widely perceived as backing Israel and the United States against the Palestinians, whose struggle has been a fundamental rallying point for Arabs and Muslims for more than six decades.
Rattling The Cage: Israel should get out of Gaza nowIsrael should turn its troops, tanks and fighter planes around and get them out of Gaza right now. At the same time, it should try to negotiate a truce with Hamas based on this principle: They stop firing rockets at Israel in return for our lifting of the siege on Gaza.
Report: Al-Qaida No. 2 blames Obama for GazaAl-Qaida's No. 2 leader lashed out at President-elect Barack Obama in a new message, accusing him of not doing anything to stop Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip, according to a monitoring center.
Report: Al-Qaida No. 2 blames Obama for GazaAl-Qaida's No. 2 leader lashed out at President-elect Barack Obama in a new message, accusing him of not doing anything to stop Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip, according to a monitoring center.
Sarkozy heads out for Gaza peace push - Middle East, World - The IndependentThe French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says he has left for the Middle East to meet with Israeli, Palestinian and other regional leaders in a push to end the fighting in Gaza.
'Stand with Gaza or leave Iran' The students, who stormed a British embassy compound earlier in the evening, sent an open letter to the director of the interests section on Tuesday and set a 48-hour deadline for the Egyptian government to condemn the Israeli atrocities in the Gaza Strip.
Bread Riots in Egypt As Wheat Prices RiseEgypt's government is struggling to contain a political crisis sparked by rising world food prices. Violent clashes have broken out at long lines for subsidized bread, and the president, worried about unrest, has ordered the army to step in to provide more.
Make bread not war, Egypt president tells armyEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak has mobilised the army's ovens to deal with the country's massive bread shortages amid rising social unrest.
20 armed Gazans caught in SinaiEgyptian security forces caught 20 Palestinians in Sinai overnight Saturday in possession of explosives and electronic devices which would enable them to listen in to the Egyptian forces' communications networks.
Trapped in GazaIf something isn't done quickly to address the plight of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, President Bush's Annapolis peace process could implode.
Bush Avoids Criticism of MubarakPresident Bush praised Egypt's president while avoiding mention of the government's arrests of political dissidents.
Egypt's Unchecked RepressionThis month marked the fourth anniversary of the disappearance of Egyptian journalist Reda Hilal.
Israel offers to release prisoners as Middle East leaders show support for AbbasMiddle East leaders looking to contain and weaken Hamas forces now controlling the Gaza Strip converged at this Red Sea resort Monday.
Egyptian-Canadian Man Jailed for Spying for IsraelAn Egyptian court convicted an Egyptian-Canadian dual citizen on Saturday of spying for Israel and sentenced him to 15 years in prison, saying he had been "seduced by Satan" into selling out his country. Three Israelis, said to be Mossad agents and tried in absentia, were also f …
Boycott on constitutional changes results in low turnoutEgypt voted on Monday on controversial constitutional changes that the regime says promote democracy but the opposition charges curb basic freedoms.
Egypt bans protests against changes to constitutionPolice blocked opposition supporters from protesting outside the Egyptian parliament on Tuesday following the assembly's adoption of a set of constitutional amendments the opposition has denounced as a blow to democracy. ...
Egypt backs constitutional changeEgypt's parliament has approved a set of constitutional amendments despite a boycott by the opposition, which calls the changes a blow to democracy. President Hosni Mubarak has billed the controversial measures as part of a reform package to increase democracy.
Blogger On Ice in EgyptTHE BUSH administration has tolerated Egypt's brutal crackdown on domestic dissent and the broader reversal of its democratic spring of 2005 in part because President Hosni Mubarak argues that his adversaries are dangerous Islamic extremists.
Net blogger gets four years' jail for 'insults'AN EGYPTIAN blogger was jailed for four years yesterday after being convicted of insulting Islam and Egypt's president, Hosni Mubarak.
Mubarak warns against hanging Saddam Egypt's president came out strongly against hanging Saddam Hussein, saying in remarks published Thursday that it could make Iraq explode into more violence. But Iraq's prime minister said the execution could take place by the end of the year. ADVERTISEMENT
Mubarak: If negotiations fail, we will find other solutionsEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday called on Israel to do its part to advance the peace process with the Palestinians, and said he believed it would be possible to reach a lasting peace through negotiations.
Olmert, Mubarak meet in Sharm el-SheikhPrime Minister Ehud Olmert met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Sunday at the presidential estate in Sharm el-Sheikh. The Israeli prime minister was welcomed to the country by Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and south Sinai Governor Hani Mutwalli.
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