In the Bahraini daily Akhbar Al-Khalij, cartoonist Mahraqi says Arab regimes pay Western writers to remain silent and, on the other hand, pay Arab writers to sing their praises; down: This was the welcoming party awaiting the Egyptian national football team after their embarrassing early exit from the African Nations Cup in Tunisia. The pilot: "We congratulate you on your safe arrival... up until here." Al-Akhbar's Mustafa Hussein