US president Barack Obama insisted a two-state solution was still viable, but disappointed his Palestinian hosts by failing to take a clear stance on freezing settlement activity.

Police are searching for more than a dozen Egyptians and local tribesmen believed to have played a direct role in the weekend terror attacks in Sharm el Sheikh, senior security officials said today.

An Egyptian has been identified as a possible suicide bomber in the Sharm el Sheikh terror attacks in the first breakthrough in the investigation.