Iran's Ahmadenijad entices Egypt into alliance Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 2:26 pm, Thursday, February 7, 2013 In a 90-minute news conference on Thursday, he went the farthest in trying to lure Egypt into a strategic alliance, using flowery language to project an image of two nations — which haven't had diplomatic ties since 1979 — on the brink of an alliance that would bring them glory and prosperity. Ahmadinejad, who steps down ... Read More