Bottom Lines

"Mr President, Egypt needs a temporary ministry, headed by yourself, in order to make the inevitable leap towards total reform," -- No'man Gomaa, Al-Wafd, 12 August

"We are confronted by ambiguous thoughts, and perhaps deliberately so, on the new election law. This is despite the fact that the constitution upholds the right of everyone to vote and to stand as a candidate," -- Rif'at El-Said, Al-Ahali, 13 August

"When political obscurantism intensified, and the boundaries of freedom receded, he would resort to silence, or write about any other issue," -- Galal Amin on the late writer Ahmed Bahaaeddin, Al-Arabi, 17 August

"Yes, change comes from the outside," -- Saadeddin Ibrahim, Al-Hayat, 13 August

"The television programme Super Star exposed numerous weak points in Arab understanding," -- Iyad Abu Shaqra, Asharq Al-Awsat, 17 August

"No Iranian wants another Khomeini," -- Amir Tahri, Asharq Al-Awsat, 14 August