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  • July 2008

    • Egypt's Spymaster the Next President?

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 17, 08 4:00 AM CDT

      Egypt's Spymaster the Next President?

      (Newser) - As the 26-year reign of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak comes to a close, his likely successor is looking less like son Gamal, head of the benighted National Democratic Party, reports the Los Angeles Times . Instead, the man at the head of the country's foreign intelligence service, Omar Suleiman—"a diplomat's diplomat," with strong ties to many factions—is increasingly seen as the most likely to step into the top spot. More »

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      Middle East  • Egypt  • Hosni Mubarak  • Gamal Mubarak  • National Democratic Party

    • New Mediterranean Union Eyes Mideast Peace

      AFP  |  Jul 14, 08 7:15 AM CDT

      New Mediterranean Union Eyes Mideast Peace

      (Newser) - The inaugural meeting yesterday of the Union of the Mediterranean, which brought together the 27 EU countries and their neighbors to the south, kicked off discussions about a number of mutual projects. But French President Nicolas Sarkozy used it as an opportunity to flex some diplomatic muscle by bringing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad out of isolation and by hosting a sit-down between Israeli PM Ehud Olmert and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. More »

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      Israel  • France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Ehud Olmert  • Syria  • Lebanon  • Egypt  • Arab Israeli conflict  • Hosni Mubarak

  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • Egypt Cuts Supplies to Gazans

      Reuters  |  Jan 28, 08 4:07 AM CST

      Egypt Cuts Supplies to Gazans

      (Newser) - Thousands of Palestinians streamed back into Gaza yesterday as Egypt cut supplies to the area and attempted again to re-seal the border blasted open by Hamas militants a week ago. Merchants struggled to restock their stores and Palestinians found skyrocketing prices for what supplies were available. Egypt is anxious to stem the tide of undocumented Palestinians over the border without being seen as aiding the Israeli blockade that brought it on, Reuters reports. More »

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      Hamas  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • Egypt  • Hosni Mubarak  • border crossing  • Ahmed Aboul Gheit

    • Bush Abandoned Mideast Democracy Push: Activists

      Washington Post  |  Jan 17, 08 4:31 AM CST

      Bush Abandoned Mideast Democracy Push: Activists

      (Newser) - President Bush wound up a Middle East tour yesterday leaving many pro-democracy activists in the region bitter and disappointed, reports the Washington Post . The president and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressured authoritarian Arab governments for political reforms in 2005, but now activists worry that the White House is favoring the stability of autocratic Arab governments over the uncertainty of democratically elected ones. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Condoleezza Rice  • Middle East  • Lebanon  • Egypt  • Kuwait  • Hosni Mubarak

  • December 2007

    • Sarko, New Squeeze Hit Egypt

      BBC  |  Dec 26, 07 9:58 AM CST

      Sarko, New Squeeze Hit Egypt

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy has flown to Egypt, where the French president will meet with his counterpart Hosni Mubarak after spending a few days on the Nile with new girlfriend Carla Bruni. Paparazzi staked out the airport before the arrival of the divorcé and the supermodel-turned-singer, who flew in on a private jet owned by a French billionaire. More »

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      Nicolas Sarkozy  • Egypt  • Carla Bruni  • Bernard Kouchner  • Hosni Mubarak  • Cairo  • Nile

  • November 2007

    • Mubarak Gives Peace Talks Thumbs-Up

      New York Times  |  Nov 20, 07 6:33 PM CST

      Mubarak Gives Peace Talks Thumbs-Up

      (Newser) - Saying "Now is the right time for a comprehensive peace," Hosni Mubarak today endorsed next week's Middle East summit in Annapolis, the Times reports. The Egyptian president's backing boosted hopes that more Arab states will take part. “Obviously we would hope that Egypt’s position will be representative of a larger Arab position,” said an Israeli spokesman. More »

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      Middle East  • Ehud Olmert  • Hosni Mubarak  • peace process

  • October 2007

    • This President's Son Won't Be Campaigning

      Washington Post  |  Oct 11, 07 8:48 PM CDT

      This President's Son Won't Be Campaigning

      (Newser) - Egypt is a nominally democratic nation, and there will be an election when Hosni Mubarak's long presidency comes to an end. But because only the ruling party can nominate a candidate, Egyptians already know who their next ruler will be: Hosni’s son, Gamal Mubarak. “We didn't choose Sadat, we didn't choose Mubarak, and we're not choosing the next one,” one Egyptian shrugged in a Washington Post piece about the heir-apparent. More »

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      Egypt  • Hosni Mubarak  • Gamal Mubarak

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

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