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World leaders from more than a hundred countries with the Non-Aligned Movement opened their 15th summit in the Sinai resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday to discuss global peace and try to find a joint action to ward off the fallout of the international financial crisis on their developing economies.

Cuban President Raul Castro, whose country has been a key member of the movement — billed as the largest gathering of nations outside the U.N. General Assembly — called in his inaugural speech for a new world financial order to protect developing nations, which was "hit the hardest" by the financial crisis.

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Preparations for President Barack Obama's visit to Egypt have been in high gear in Cairo. Residents of areas neighboring the Cairo University campus and the Pyramids road have been amazed by the complete transformation of the area.

Landscaping and new gardens have been planted in front of the university’s dome; workers in their hundreds applied fresh paint on the University Bridge and all lampposts around the area; new asphalt has been laid on all roads the Mr. Obama's procession is expected to use; and new Egyptian and U.S. flags are now fluttering all over the city.

The local press said refurbishments of the university alone cost over $2.4 million.

Security has been beefed up for the visit. In addition to the thousands of Egyptian soldiers mobilized for the occasion, hundreds of FBI and CIA agents have flocked to the city in preparation for the president's eight-hour visit, according to news reports. Some said 1,000 U.S. officers and tons of equipment arrived at Cairo airport last week, and it’s been reported that U.S. security officers met with their Egyptian counterparts to discuss the security plan for the visit, which excludes any involvement from the Egyptian side.

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