Farrakhan in Egypt

The black American Muslim activist, Louis Farrakhan, is in Egypt for a three-day visit during which he hopes to meet senior religious and political leaders.

Mr Farrakhan, who arrived from Jordan, has already been to Iraq and the Palestinian self-rule areas.

He said he would be going on to Libya next.

On Monday, Mr Farrakhan cancelled plans to pray at Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, saying he'd not been offered protection against threatened protestors and did not wish to create an international incident.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service