Mubarak visits Emirates today

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is heading tonight to the United Arab Emirates to meet with its president, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan, with whom he will hold talks focusing on the major developments in the Arab and the international arenas and on bilateral relations.

UAE sources said, "The meeting between Mubarak and Zayed will tackle the peace process developments and discuss the continuing Iranian occupation of the thre Emirates islands, Lesser Tunb, Greater Tunb and Abu Mousa."

The sources added that the discussions would also tackle the situation in Sudan and the importance of supporting Sudan in its dilema.