The Egyptian president opened Monday an international donors' conference on reconstructing the wartorn Gaza Strip, meant to raise at least $2.8 billion for the battered coastal area from 80 donor countries and international organizations. Hosni Mubarak addressed the gathering that included French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, along with 45 foreign ministers. Among the high-profile visitors was Hillary Rodham Clinton, who arrived Sunday in this Red Sea resort for her first trip to the Middle East as U.S. secretary of state. |
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