Mubarak may visit Israel after ME summit
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak could agree to visit Israel for the first time in nearly a decade after hosting this week's landmark Middle East summit, Israeli military radio reported yesterday.
Mubarak has indicated to Egyptian sources that he would accept any invitation if it is made by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon during Tuesday's summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Sharon's trip to Sharm el-Sheikh, where he will attend talks with new Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas, will be the first time that the Israeli leader has visited Egypt since coming to office.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Mubarak's only previous visit to Israel came when he attended the funeral of the late Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin who was assassinated by a Jewish extremist in November 1995.
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