Group denies relation of Mubarak family to Chili’s restaurant chain

Arabic Edition

Mon, 07/02/2011 - 18:22

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak reads a statement following a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the Palazzo Chigi in Rome on September 23, 2010. Mubarak is in Rome as part of a two-stop European tour to discuss, among other issues, the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

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Photographed by AFP

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Group, which holds the franchise for the Chili’s restaurant chain in
Egypt, has denied the existence of any relation between the family of
embattled President Hosni Mubarak and the group, as has been alleged by
some news agencies.

US-based ABC News had earlier reported that Mubarak and certain members of his family were partners in the franchise.