Egypt president says he will not leave Egypt despite transfer of power to Omar Suleiman, who says he is committed to peaceful power transfer.

Obama sharply questions whether the Egyptian president's vague pledge to transfer political power has serious substance.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak talked about the unrest in Egypt with U.S. officials.

A white building tucked into a residential neighbourhood of this cosmopolitan city holds a treasure trove few here know about: the Arab region's only Jewish museum.

NBC news cite independent sources that Egypt president will resign; Egypt PM tells BBC that Mubarak 'may step down'; CNN says Mubarak will transfer power as army chief to army.

The town of Yessentuki, located at the base of the Caucasus Mountains.in the Stavropol Region, hosted a number of leaders. Among them were Chief Rabbi of Stavropol Alexander Nesterov, and Stavropol Jewish community chairman Konstantin Solomonov, and Alexander Khloponin, the Vice-Premier of the Russian Federation and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President to the North Caucasus Federal District.

The World Jewish Congress expressed disappointment about comments made this week by British Foreign Minister William Hague on the Middle East and Israel, calling them ''one-sided.''.

The PA's call to elections is illegal, and made in contravention of Elections Law (9) 2005 because the call came from an illegitimate government, Hamas' Ministry of Justice said in a statement Thursday.

In address to French Jewish body, he speaks of 'France's Jewish roots'

Kiryat Arba Chief Rabbi Dov Lior, senior figure in religious Zionism wanted for questioning for his endorsement of the book 'Torat Hamelech.'