1.   He had discussed the proposal with the Egyptian president.

2.   And he had even served occasionally as an adviser to the Egyptian president.

3.   Arafat and Barak had been due to meet with Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik Thursday to discuss the US plan.

4.   As Egyptian president, Mubarak also has more influence over Arafat than any other leader, in part because Egypt has the least troublesome history with the Palestinians.

5.   As examples, the president cited Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudia Arabia, King Abdullah of Jordan and Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.

6.   A spokesman for the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Barak, said that the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, and Barak would speak Thursday morning.

7.   Bush called the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah of Jordan and Secretary General Kofi Annan of the United Nations.

8.   Bush called the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah of Jordan and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

9.   But even as he was buffeted by economic troubles at home, Netanyahu prepared to travel to Cairo on Thursday to meet the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak.

10.   But the Egyptian president also issued a strong defense of his country.