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NEWS ABOUT: Hosni Mubarak

Hosni Mubarak stories: 16 news summaries

Obama, Egypt's
Mubarak Click
at DC Meeting

Presidents cite
'positive steps' for
Israelis, Palestinians

Aug 18, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - A meeting today between President Obama and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak signaled a thaw in relations between the two countries, the New York Times reports. Obama also spoke of “positive steps” that “could help to jump-start an effective process on all sides” in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Mubarak,... More »

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Middle East • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • Obama administration • President Obama • state visit • settlements

Obama to Address Muslim World From Egypt

President to tackle US-Muslim relations on first Middle Eastern trip

May 9, 09 3:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama will travel to Egypt next month to deliver a speech aimed at mending America's relationship with the Muslim world, McClatchy Newspapers reports. Egypt is a politically risky choice due to President Hosni Mubarak's heavy-handed autocratic rule, but a White House spokesman said the country "in many ways... More »

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Barack Obama • Islam • Middle East • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • Muslim • speech • Arab • President Obama

Obama Invites Middle East Leaders to DC

Netanyahu, Abbas will meet president—but maybe not each other

Apr 22, 09 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has invited the leaders of Israel, Egypt, and the Palestinian Authority for talks in Washington in a new bid for a Middle East peace agreement, reports the BBC. Obama extended the invitations after a meeting yesterday with Jordan’s King Abdullah, at which the president spoke of "... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Barack Obama • Israel • Middle East • Mahmoud Abbas • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • Benjamin Netanyahu • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • two-state solution

 Olmert Says 
 He Favors Ceasefire 

Israel PM will send delegate to Egypt, but stops short of acceptance

Jan 7, 09 8:14 AM CST
(Newser) - The Israeli prime minister's office said today that it "views positively" efforts by the Egyptians to broker a ceasefire, and that it would send a delegation to a meeting there. But Ehud Olmert stopped short of fully accepting the French-Egyptian plan, which proposes an immediate ceasefire for Gaza, followed... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • Nicolas Sarkozy • Hosni Mubarak • ceasefire

(Newser) - Egypt called Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip "murder" today as world leaders appealed for peace in the region, the AFP and Jerusalem Post report. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said he was "deeply alarmed" by the violence, and, like Russia and the European Union, called for a... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Gordon Brown • Hosni Mubarak • civilian casualties • Egypt • Israel and Palestinians • airstrike • Gaza Egypt border

 Livni Threatens 
 Hamas as Rockets 
 Fall on Israel 

In Cairo, foreign minister says Israel will 'do everything necessary'

Dec 25, 08 7:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Tzipi Livni, the Israeli foreign minister, said today that her country would "do everything necessary" to fight Gaza militants, as four rockets landed near kibbutzes in the Negev. The chief diplomat and PM candidate met with Eygptian president Hosni Mubarak, who urged both sides to restrain themselves. Yesterday Hamas... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Tzipi Livni • Hosni Mubarak • rocket attacks • Qassam

Egypt's Spymaster
the Next President?

Omar Suileman's many strengths boost potential to move into top spot

Jul 17, 08 4:00 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 New Mediterranean Union
 Eyes Mideast Peace 

'Gesture of peace' launches new 43-nation group

Jul 14, 08 7:15 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Syria • Ehud Olmert • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • Arab Israeli conflict • Union for the Mediterranean • Mahmud Abbas • Bashir al-Assad

Rice Tries to Salvage Mideast Peace Plan

Blames Hamas
for sabotaging talks with violence

Mar 4, 08 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice made stops in both Cairo and Israel today in her effort to restart stalled peace talks, telling reporters that she understood "Israel's need to defend itself" against Hamas rockets, but was concerned about "the loss of innocent life" in Israel's retaliatory offensive in Gaza. Rice blamed... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Condoleezza Rice • Tzipi Livni • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • Cairo • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict

Egypt Cuts Supplies to Gazans

Egypt moves to re-seal border after run on supplies

Jan 28, 08 4:07 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Bush Abandoned Mideast Democracy Push: Activists

He's just after political stability now, they charge

Jan 17, 08 4:31 AM CST
(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... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • Condoleezza Rice • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • Kuwait • National Endowment for Democracy • Muslim Brotherhood • George W. Bush

Sarko, New Squeeze Hit Egypt

French prez, Italian honey arrive on billionaire's jet, paparazzi in tow

Dec 26, 07 9:58 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Mubarak Gives Peace Talks Thumbs-Up

Egyptian prez on board for next week's Annapolis summit

Nov 20, 07 6:33 PM CST
(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... More »

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Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Hosni Mubarak • peace process

This President's Son Won't Be Campaigning

He won't need to. Hosni Mubarak's banker son Gamal will succeed him

Oct 11, 07 8:48 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • Gamal Mubarak

Egypt Will Host Mideast Summit

Abbas and Olmert to meet in effort to isolate Hamas

Jun 21, 07 6:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alarmed by the Hamas takeover in Gaza, Egypt will host a summit Monday, bringing together the Western-backed Palestinian president and the Israeli PM, along with Jordanian and Egyptian leaders, Reuters reports. The move is a show of support for the moderate Mamoud Abbas-led emergency government, and an effort to isolate... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Middle East • King Abdullah • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • Palestinian civil war • West Bank

(Newser) - Violence between the Hamas and Fatah factions has brought the Palestinian territories to the brink of civil war, a situation that now directly involves Israel, which launched air strikes on Gaza today. Earlier, Hamas gunmen killed at least five guards as they attacked the home of a Fatah security chief.... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Hosni Mubarak • Palestinian civil war • civil war • violence

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