Riyadh - Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak arrived to Riyadh Tuesday in a one-day visit to discuss means to halt attacks on Gaza with Saudi officials, media reports said.

Mubarak will meet with Saudi King Abdullah during the previously- unannounced visit, Middle East News Agency reported.

The talks will also include means to develop bilateral relations between the two countries.

Berlin - Germany welcomed Wednesday a proposal by Egypt's President Hosny Mubarak for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, to be followed by meetings to end the blockade of Gaza.

Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said, "One must now seek an exit from the violence as soon as possible on this basis."

He also welcomed Israel's announcement that it would allow a humanitarian corridor for aid to enter the Gaza Strip.

Steinmeier called for the corridor to opened quickly "to get urgently needed supplies of relief to the suffering people in Gaza."

Sharm el-Sheikh - Egypt on Tuesday announced its proposal for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, to be followed by meetings to end the blockade of Gaza.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced the proposal during a press briefing with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy after their talks late Tuesday at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Cairo- Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak received Monday a cluster of European Union (EU) envoys Monday as diplomatic efforts got underway towards forging a ceasefire deal for the Gaza Strip.

The EU group, meeting Mubarak in the resort of Sharm El-Sheik, includes French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, EU Foreign Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU top diplomat Javier Solana as well as the Foreign Ministers for Sweden and the Czech Republic, Carl Bildt and Karel Schwarzenberg.

Cairo - Egyptians are hoping that President Hosni Mubarak will seek a royal pardon for two Egyptian doctors sentenced to whippings and jail time in Saudi Arabia when Mubarak visits the kingdom Friday.

A Saudi court in October sentenced Egyptian doctors Rauof Amin and Shawki Abd Rabuh to 15 years in prison and 1,500 lashes each.

Amin was accused of causing the wife of a Saudi prince to get addicted to the painkiller morphine during two years of medical treatment.

Abd Rabuh was convicted of illegally dealing in drugs and of having illicit affairs with female patients.

New Delhi  - Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak, who is on a four-day state visit to India to strengthen strategic and economic ties, was scheduled to hold talks Tuesday with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Singh and Mubarak, who was visiting India for the first time in 25 years, were expected to discuss enhancing economic ties as well as cooperation in world bodies like the United Nations and World Trade Organization, diplomatic officials said.

The Egyptian leader - accompanied by a 150-member delegation, including five senior ministers and leading businessmen - was accorded a ceremonial reception earlier in the day at the presidential palace in New Delhi.