91.   Egyptian officials said the talks focused on mediation efforts by Egypt, Ethiopia and France to resolve the conflict peacefully, but did not give any details.

92.   Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak urged the mediation effort, they said.

93.   Even as mediation efforts commenced, Sharon faced pressure from hard-liners in his government to step up Israeli reprisals.

94.   Foreign Minister Amr Moussa hinted Tuesday that Egypt had put on hold a mediation effort.

95.   Foreign Minister Amr Moussa hinted Tuesday that Egypt had put the mediation effort on hold.

96.   Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer earlier urged Israelis and Palestinians not to abandon U.S. mediation efforts.

97.   Former South African President Nelson Mandela called Monday for Canada and other nations to provide money for the mediation effort in Congo.

98.   Gabonese President Omar Bongo has worked alongside Zuma in mediation efforts between the rebels and government.

99.   Gen. Amadou Toumani Toure, a former leader of the West African country of Mali, arrived in the former French colony on Tuesday to continue his mediation efforts.

100.   Georgia has urged Russia, which has deployed a peacekeeping force in the region, to intensify its mediation efforts.