Egypt's asset freeze request still pending in UAE

Egypt's request to the UAE Government to freeze the assets and bank accounts of the former president Hosni Mubarak and his entourage is still pending, an Egyptian official says.

Egypt's interim government made the request to the UAE among several other nations several weeks ago, said Tamer Mansour, the Egyptian ambassador to the UAE.

"This [request] was sent out to several countries, Arabic and European, not just to the UAE," Mr Mansour said. "We sent a request to the UAE authorities a few weeks ago but still didn't get a response yet."