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Obama arrives in Cairo

US President Barack Obama landed in Egypt aboard Air Force One on Thursday.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 10:28 June 4, 2009
  • Gulf News

  • Image Credit: Gulf news Archive
  • The US president is due to hold talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo before delivering his speech.

Cairo: US President Barack Obama landed in Egypt aboard Air Force One on Thursday to deliver a speech from the Egyptian capital that aims to repair US relations with the Muslim world.

Obama arrived from Saudi Arabia where he held talks on issues including the Arab-Israeli conflict.

The US president is due to hold talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo before delivering his speech.

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