Few facts Regarding Egyptians being persuaded by offers of economic aid or debt forgiveness Gulf War 5 Diplomacy In the end many nations were persuaded by Iraq s belligerence towards other Arab states and offers of economic aid or debt forgiveness Six assassination attempts BBC Mr Mubarak succeeded Anwar Sadat who was assassinated in 1981 He is a great survivor having escaped no fewer than six assassination attempts Media accuracy and freedom According to Reporters without borders Egyptian media ranks 143 out of 167 in freedom of the press it s on the page link Corruption Transparency International TI is an international organisation addressing corruption including but not limited to political corruption Index of perception of corruption rates Egypt index 3 4 and ranks 70 159 countries