Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Egyptian star `Adil Imam joins other Egyptian in a rally against Israel. It is amazing how much you miss if you only follow the Middle East from English language newspapers. The Egyptian government also prevented several demonstrations for Lebanon from reaching their destination. Husni Mubarak said that Egypt "will not join a war against Israel for Lebanon." US Congress immediately noted an advance in the democratic "credentials" of Mubarak.