71.   The Egyptian president said the economic crisis facing the world could have been avoided if his call for an international conference to combat terrorism had been heeded.

72.   The Egyptian president was unharmed, and immediately flew back to Cairo.

73.   The delegation had come from Egypt, where they met with Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak earlier Saturday.

74.   The Egyptian president also condemned Israel for using excessive military force.

75.   The Egyptian president arrives in Washington standing tall.

76.   The Egyptian president recalled his ambassador from Tel Aviv earlier this week for an unspecified period of consultation in Cairo.

77.   The Egyptian president said he could hold only limited talks with Netanyahu in Davos because of other commitments, but that he was inviting him to Cairo.

78.   The Egyptian president said he tried to persuade Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Saturday to see what he can do to work with the Israeli and facilitate implementation.

79.   The Palestinian, Jordanian and Egyptian leaders met in Jordan on Wednesday, and the Syrian and Egyptian presidents held separate summit talks earlier in the week.

80.   The New York-based Anwar Sadat Foundation, named for the assassinated Egyptian president, sought to defuse the controversy.