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(IsraelNN.com) Susan Mubarak, wife of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, told Al-Arabiya TV news Sunday that her husband's state of health is fine. "The President's activity has not ceased," she said, "his health is excellent."

President Mubarak also denied rumors of ill health Friday. He told daily Al Ahram that the only reason for his supposed disappearance lately had been his "annual vacation." He blamed the Muslim Brotherhood for spreading rumors of his ill health in order to destabilize the country.