French president Nicolas Sarkozy is reportedly planning to marry his girlfriend, Iralian model Bruni.

Sporting dark sunglasses and holding hands, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his model-turned-singer girlfriend Carla Bruni arrived in Luxor today for a private visit to Egypt.

Asian officials concerned that they pay too much for oil from the volatile Middle East met today to seek ways to cushion the blow of price shocks, and were expected to endorse more stockpiling of petroleum to stabilise their fuel supply.