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| Egypt president set for surgery | Egypt president set for surgery |
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| Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will undergo gall bladder surgery in Germany on Saturday, state TV has announced. | |
| It said the 81-year-old president complained of gall bladder pain while in Germany for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel. | It said the 81-year-old president complained of gall bladder pain while in Germany for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel. |
| Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif will act as president until Mr Mubarak returns, the report added. | Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif will act as president until Mr Mubarak returns, the report added. |
| Correspondents say Mr Mubarak's health is usually a taboo subject in the country. | Correspondents say Mr Mubarak's health is usually a taboo subject in the country. |
| In 2004, he underwent back surgery - also in Germany - and handed over power temporarily to his prime minister. | |
| And in 2003, he collapsed during a televised speech in parliament, apparently from a bout of flu. | |
| Mr Mubarak has been president since 1981, and is one of the Arab world's longest serving leaders. |