Word: mubarak
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...some of the city's newer buildings combined to turn it into an unprecedented national disaster. The 40-second tremor, felt as far away as Jerusalem, sent Cairo residents scrambling into the streets. As casualty reports flowed in from the capital and outlying provinces, Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak hastily interrupted a trip to China. Egyptian officials estimate that more than 500 people have been killed and 6,500 injured. Many dazed residents remained so panic stricken that they spent the rest of the week camping out of doors...
...change as a p.r. trick. But Palestinian delegates, following a meeting with Baker in Jerusalem, backed away from their threats to walk from the talks in the absence of a complete halt in settlement building. Egypt showed the most enthusiasm. After his tete-a-tete with Rabin, President Hosni Mubarak lauded Israel's "good step on the right track." While he cautioned that "we need much more," Mubarak expressed confidence in his Israeli counterpart. "The man is only one week in office," he said. "What do you expect him to do, miracles...
...peace could bolster the floundering Bush re-election campaign. Baker has mentioned the idea of a late-summer parley in Washington to steal a jump on the next round of talks in Rome, expected no sooner than September. After that, the sessions may well relocate to Cairo, which Mubarak has offered as a future venue, if Syria will go along...
Egypt, the only Arab country to recognize Israel, was upbeat about Rabin's speech -- so much so that President Hosni Mubarak invited the new Prime Minister to Egypt for a summit this week. The reaction of the rest of the Arab world, however, was markedly jaundiced. The cool response in part reflected a realization that the Arab side is on the spot. When Shamir was in power, the peace process was a bit of a joke. Now that Israel appears to be serious about it, the Arab parties are in the unaccustomed situation of having to get serious about peace...
Israel's Arab neighbors are also struggling to respond. Although no Arab leader from a confrontation state has publicly praised Rabin's pledge to speed negotiations, or accepted his call to an immediate summit, Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak invited the Prime Minister to Cairo this week to encourage and reward Israel's moderation. Deep political divisions in the Arab world, sharpened by Jordan's decision to side with Saddam Hussein in the gulf war, are responsible for the limp response; Arab leaders do not trust one another and need time to grope toward a common approach to the Rabin...