Hosni Mubarak still clings to power in Egypt, but his exit from the country is considered a question of when, not if.
Cairo protesters expect him to go to Saudi Arabia. A CIA-sponsored think tank has echoed that belief as well.
Countries such as England, France and Germany were also considered as places he may go by the research institute's analysis, but rejected in favor of Saudi Arabia.
The Saudis, of course, have voiced support for Mubarak, as that regime sees itself as in possibly a similar situation. Israel wants Mubarak to stay as well, fearful of what might come after, although no one expects him to go there in exile, except as a joke.
It seems unlikely to us that Mubarak would go to any of those western European countries, given the fact that France is known to have offered its support to tamp down the Tunisian riots in service of its dictator, creating its own problems for itself.
It wouldn't be politically possible for England or Germany to host him either, especially as Arabs across many countries blame the west for looking the other way when their dictators repressed them.
As for his health considerations, it is most likely he would live in an Arab country and simply travel west for any needed medical attention.
Mubarak, for his part, says he isn't going anywhere and will "die on Egyptian soil."
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