 CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak took the oath of office on Tuesday for a fifth six-year term as leader of the Arab world's most populous nation, after winning the country's first contested presidential elections on Sept 7. Mubarak, 77 and in power since 1981, was sworn in at a special session of parliament in the presence of visiting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, wearing white robes. Ayman Nour, Mubarak's main rival in the elections, was the only member of parliament to remain seated during the brief ceremony, apparently to express his refusal to accept the official vote count. |