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However, the Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei said he believes the army is just taking over to ensure a smooth transition.

But ElBaradei said he did not think the protests have become a spent force, but worried that the situation will become more violent.

IAEA chief Dr. Mohammed ElBaradei also noted that Iran was three to eight years away from having the capability to produce a nuclear weapon.

N. officials. Among those nearing the end of his second term is the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei.

The International Atomic Energy Agency chief, Mohamed ElBaradei, said he wants the document approved by Friday.

"The agency has no concrete proof that there is an ongoing weapon program in Iran, " ElBaradei said.

Mr. ElBaradei said he could not confirm whether North Korea has conducted a nuclear weapons test.

'Once he's out of the country' the demonstrators will go home, opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei said in an interview.

Tensions between Mohamed ElBaradei and the Bush administration pre-date the war in Iraq, when he questioned U. S. intelligence.

Perhaps not even Mr ElBaradei himself expects that he may be allowed to become a serious challenger.

Mohamed ElBaradei, the former top nuclear inspector for the United Nations and a Nobel laureate, is eager to lead.

ElBaradei noted that global diplomacy was the most effective way to solve the stand-offs over the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran.

Carried by this wave, Mr ElBaradei helped form a coalition for change that launched a petition to amend the constitution.

Both ElBaradei's and the Muslim Brotherhood's entries into the drama are expected to ramp up the turnout on Friday.

On Sunday, a number of Egyptian political movements issued a joint statement calling on Mr ElBaradei to form a transitional government.

Mr ElBaradei arrived in Cairo from Vienna following clashes between police and protesters in two Egyptian cities.

ElBaradei added that he hopes Iran will respond positively "since approval of this agreement will signal a new era of cooperation. "

IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei addressed the governors at the meeting in Vienna.

He also cited a recent statement from IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei saying the deal would strengthen the nonproliferation regime.

Government newspapers mounted an ill-tempered slander campaign against Mr ElBaradei, but his largely youthful following only grew.

ElBaradei said Iran can still take confidence-building measures, and does not pose an imminent threat.

The agency's director-general, Mohamed ElBaradei, professes himself encouraged by the apparent change of heart.

WHEN Mohamed ElBaradei won the Nobel peace prize in 2005, Egyptians happily proclaimed him a national hero.

Mr ElBaradei insists that his aim is not the presidency anyway.

Mr ElBaradei has described pro-Mubarak demonstrations as criminal acts by a criminal regime.

On Friday, Egyptian police briefly detained former diplomat Mohamed ElBaradei.

Mr ElBaradei has been asked by opposition groups to negotiate with the authorities on forming a national unity government.

ElBaradei also criticized Syria for failing to fully cooperate in allegations it is also involved in questionable nuclear activities.

Mr ElBaradei's argument is that it is better to let Iran continue limited work under close supervision.

2005 - The International Atomic Energy Agency and its head Mohamed ElBaradei.

UN's IAEA Chief, Mohammad ElBaradei, presents fairly positive report on Iran's nuclear program.

Germany also described Mr ElBaradei's report as "on the whole . . . not encouraging" .

After growing through the spring, the ElBaradei snowball has melted somewhat in Egypt's summer sun.

Without more money, Mr ElBaradei told his agency's 35-country board in June, safeguarding capacity will diminish.

IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei made the announcement earlier today in Thailand where he is currently on a visit.

"They feel they are isolated; they feel they are not getting the security they need, " Mr ElBaradei said.

ElBaradei was forced to flee without casting his ballot.

Mubarak "is gambling with his country" in order to stay at the helm, ElBaradei told CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

But ElBaradei has played his hand well since returning.

Mr ElBaradei says he is happier, anyway, to rely on younger people and not compromise his principles.

Originally, ElBaradei had asked all four countries to respond by October 23.

"We need a lot of bridges to build, confidence to re-establish, " ElBaradei said.

When Mohamed ElBaradei, the Nobel Peace Prize-winner who is running for president, tried to vote in a recent referendum, a mob attacked him.

ElBaradei said also Syria has failed to clear suspicion that a desert site bombed by Israel last year was a nuclear reactor.

"You have taken back your rights and what we have begun cannot go back, " Mr ElBaradei told the crowd.

Mr ElBaradei's party has been formed too late to take part in next month's presidential election.

ElBaradei was born in Egypt in 1942, 22 years old to enter the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, began his diplomatic career.

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