YNET NEWS: Washington Post reports US, European sources closely following Egyptian president's health, believe he has terminal cancer, with 12 – 18 months to live
Cairo's attempts to hide President Hosni Mubarak's deteriorating medical condition are not fooling the world. The United States and Western intelligence agencies believe Egypt's 82-year-old president is dying of terminal cancer, and that he doesn't have long to live.
The Washington Post reported on Monday that the administration of US President Barack Obama fears the day after Mubarak's' death, and is closely following the situation in Egypt. American sources said the US Central Command and National Intelligence Council are already drawing up possible scenarios that could become a reality after his passing.
A central European intelligence officer told the paper that his agency believes Mubarak will be dead within a year, before Egypt's presidential elections scheduled for September 2011. >>> Ynet | Monday, July 19, 2010
YNET NEWS: Information minister denies reports president is suffering from terminal cancer, calls them rumors
Reports about a deterioration in Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's health are categorically false, his information minister said on Tuesday, two days after a US newspaper said Mubarak was dying of cancer.
"The president is in good health and has been given a clean bill of health by his doctors, following his recent gallbladder surgery in Germany," Information Minister Anas El Fekky said in a statement to Reuters.
"We obviously understand the interest in this issue given Egypt's geopolitical weight, and the president's role as a force for stability in the Middle East. However, the media reports published on the president's health are based on nothing more than rumor and speculation without any factual basis whatsoever, including a recent report citing anonymous intelligence sources."
An article in The Washington Times on Sunday said Mubarak was thought by most Western intelligence agencies to be suffering from terminal cancer affecting his stomach and pancreas. >>> Reuters | Tuesday, July 20, 2010
