31.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat should free hundreds of Muslim militants and allow them to attack Israel, an Egyptian Islamic leader said Tuesday.

32.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was to meet Saturday in Alexandria with Egyptian leaders, who have been trying to resolve the sovereignty dispute.

33.   PLO leader Yasser Arafat assured Egyptian leaders Tuesday that Palestinian troops could disarm Muslim militants in the Gaza Strip, an Egyptian official said.

34.   Powell had planned to meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, but the Egyptian leader canceled the meeting hours before Powell arrived.

35.   A Palestinian negotiator said Tuesday that Arafat has asked Egyptian leaders to try and exert pressure on Israel in the dispute over the timetable.

36.   A Palestinian negotiator said Tuesday that Arafat has asked Egyptian leaders to try to pressure Israel in the dispute over the timetable.

37.   A Mubarak aide said the Egyptian leader would recommend that Bush set a timetable for establishing a Palestinian state.

38.   A spokesman for the Egyptian leader said they also discussed possible joint railway and electricity projects.

39.   After the Russian compromise was announced, Aziz flew to Cairo to meet with Egyptian leaders.

40.   After the prime ministry announced the Netanyahu-Mubarak summit, it was not immediately clear if Weizman would still meet the Egyptian leader.