Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Egypt: Deny, deny, deny.

Iran? I don't see Iran. per Hosni Mubarak.

In an interview with the Egyptian national television, the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has predicted that Hamas-Fatah disputes would be settled in four weeks, the London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq Alawsat said on Wednesday.

In response to a question about the role of Iran and Syria in Gaza, he said, “There are many rumors but we have no solid evidence in this regard and I can not accuse anyone.”

However, the Egyptian foreign minister had earlier said that Iran’s moves had encouraged the Hamas to do what happened in Gaza, and this is a threat to Egypt’s national security as the distance between Gaza Strip and Egypt is very short.