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Human rights in Lebanon is targeted. Habib Haddad in the Saudi-funded Al-Hayat

"The most dangerous lesson taught by the parliamentary elections is that every Egyptian citizen will only obtain his rights by using his hands. The law is non- existent and the language of power is predominant." -- Mustafa Bakri, Al-Osbou

"We must adhere to the choices of the people made through the ballot box irrespective of what those choices are, because the alternative to democracy in Egypt is more corruption, more unemployment and more devastation." -- Gamaleddin Hussein , Al-Masry Al-Yom

"The lesson is over you idiot! The idiot being the NDP and its men, the lesson being the future of Egypt." -- Mohamed Abul-Ghar , Al-Arabi

"One can hardly see any change in the approach of the member states to development, security or external politics since the establishment of the GCC." -- Talal Saleh Banan, Okaz

"These GCC summits reach resolutions that are usually postponed." -- Gamil Al-Ziabi, Al-Hayat

"The Gulf states are more likely to be affected by the negative impact of the Iranian nuclear programme given that some states are just 40 nautical miles away from the Iranian border." -- Abdul-Aziz Bin Othman Bin Saqr, Asharq Al-Awsat