CAIRO, May 22 (Reuters) – The man suspected of being a leader of a cell accused of recent attacks on tourists in Egypt died last week after sustaining self-inflicted injuries while in police custody, the prosecutor general’s office said Saturday.
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The prosecutor general’s office said Mr. Youssef "was afflicted, while in the room he was detained in, by a state of agitation, during which he purposefully hit his head on the wall of the room."
A Suspect Dies in Egypt, May 22, 2005

"I would say that President Mubarak has taken a very bold step," the first lady told reporters after touring the pyramids here. "You know that each step is a small step, that you can’t be quick."
Laura Bush Endorses Mubarak’s Ballot Plan Tuesday, May 23, 2005

CAIRO (AFP) – Egyptian police arrested 15 members of Egypt’s banned Muslim Brotherhood opposition group over attempts to encourage a boycott of a key referendum.
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The outlawed but normally tolerated Islamist group has staged to string of rallies in recent months asking for democratic changes from Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak — after 24 years in office.
Egypt police arrests 15 Muslim Brothers, May 24, 2005

In the interview, Bush reiterated her support for Mubarak’s election plan, which would require candidates for office to secure the blessing of the president’s ruling party to participate. A vote on a referendum on the plan is expected Wednesday. "I said exactly what I meant, which is he has taken a very, very important first step," she said.
First Lady Says Mideast Change Will Be Slow, Mai 24, 2005

CAIRO, May 24 — The campaign of Ayman Nour, the only opposition candidate challenging President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt’s fall election, was reduced to this on Tuesday: A clutch of 20 Nour supporters bought tickets to the movie "Kingdom of Heaven" in order to have an excuse to loiter in front of a downtown cinema and shout anti-Mubarak slogans.

The ruse to overcome police restrictions on public meetings didn’t work for long. Within a half-hour, a phalanx of thick-forearmed plainclothes security agents backed by dozens of club-carrying riot police marched down narrow Abdel-Hamid Said Street, shoved the protesters into the lobby of the Odeon Theater and scattered reporters and passersby down the block.

Five of the plainclothes men dragged Ihab Khouly, a senior member of Nour’s Tomorrow Party, to jail for a brief stay. Nour’s wife, Gamila Ismael, was manhandled, though she was soon permitted to return to nearby party headquarters.
In Egypt, Opposition Stymied by the State, May 24, 2005

Earlier, the first lady made a pitch for democracy and women’s rights to about 70 Egyptian women, including one member of an opposition group, during a morning speech at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in downtown Cairo.
First Lady Says Mideast Change Will Be Slow, Nay 24, 2005