Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak refused to accept a phone call from US President Barack Obama last week, because he felt humiliated and embittered that Obama had made a statement calling on him to resign immediately, the Ynet News (Israeli) website reports today (February 18, 2011).
Mubarak -- whose net worth is estimated by those close to him to be about $70 billion -- is now residing at his palace in Sharm el-Sheikh, where he flew by helicopter from Cairo. He is maintaining a similar lifestyle, although he has hired several additional guards.
Israel has approved the entry of two Egyptian army battalions into the southernmost Sinai city, in order to help guard Mubarak's palace.
Mubarak's health has been deteriorating rapidly, since he was forced to resign the Egyptian presidency. Saudi King Abdullah offered Mubarak asylum in Saudi Arabia, but the former president of Egypt refused the invitation, saying he would like to die on Egyptian land.
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