Egyptians plan to give the former UN nuclear chief Mohamed El Baradei a hero's welcome when he returns home for a visit Friday, expressing high hopes he might usher in an era of wider democratic reforms in the Arab world's most populous country. A local opposition newspaper printed flight details for the arrival of the former chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency under the headline "Baradei Returns" to rally people to meet him at the airport. Columnists banged out lists of his achievements. Respected worldwide, El Baradei, who won the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, could be the most credible opposition leader to emerge as Egypt prepares for 2011 presidential elections.