71.   In an interview with the pro-government newspaper Al-Gomhuria, the Egyptian leader said any Palestinian leader had to be popular among his people.

72.   In the interview with the Egyptian weekly Mayo, the Egyptian leader said he was repeating past warnings of a violent outburst by Palestinians in light of the rioting.

73.   In the past, holding on to power too long has led Egyptian leaders to brutally oppress their political opponents.

74.   It made no reference to the Saudi statement, which contradicted a public announcement by the Egyptian leader that the tripartite summit would be held in Saudi Arabia Friday.

75.   It will be difficult for the Egyptian leader to publicly renounce the symbol of Palestinian resistance and the man Palestinians have elected as their leader.

76.   King Abdullah spoke with Mubarak on the phone Sunday, one day after he met with the Egyptian leader in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria.

77.   Korff is seen with former Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat, Nixon, and Menachem Begin, the former Israeli prime minister who helped establish the Jewish state.

78.   Mubarak was due to meet Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat later Monday in Cairo, for a final round of talks before the Egyptian leader meets Netanyahu.

79.   Mubarak and Netanyahu met last July, but tensions over treatment of Palestinians grew and the Egyptian leader boycotted a Mideast summit meeting with Netanyahu in Washington last October.

80.   Mubarak, the Egyptian leader, said the battle against terrorism can succeed only once the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is solved, with U.S. and European participation.