A long-awaited National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq, presented to President Bush by the intelligence community yesterday, outlines an increasingly perilous situation in which the United States has little control and there is a strong possibility of further deterioration, according to sources familiar with the document.

CAIRO. — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday on means of reviving the Mideast peace process and boosting bilateral co-operation, Germany ambassador to Cairo Bernd Erbel said here yesterday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The situation in Iraq is perilous, with Iraqi-on-Iraqi violence surpassing al Qaeda as the most immediate threat to U.S. goals, according to a long-awaited intelligence report, The Washington Post reported on Friday.