31.   The Egyptian president has been reluctant to appear at the United Nations ever since.

32.   The Egyptian president made clear that he was not threatening retaliation of any kind.

33.   While in Italy, Bush took a sidetrip to meet Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.

34.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat briefed the Egyptian president Wednesday on his talks with U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

35.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Tuesday discussed with the Egyptian president his displeasure with a U.S.-Israeli agreement aimed at reviving the Mideast peace process.

36.   Anwar Sadat, who was Egyptian president at the time, was a staunch U.S. ally.

37.   Arafat is also seeking Arab advice on the matter, the official said, especially from Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.

38.   Army radio said the Egyptian president was not hurt, but that one of his body guards was injured.

39.   Basheer, who served as the official spokesman for late Egyptian presidents Gamal Adel Nasser and Anwar Sadat, died Tuesday in London of heart failure.

40.   Barak said he would not go for a separate meeting with the Egyptian president, which had been raised as a possibility earlier Thursday.