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Threats from abroad; sea disasters; global storms; religious provocations; unbelievable price hikes. "Did we really need bird flu?" By Mustafa Hussein in Egypt's daily Al-Akhbar From right to left: Arabs try to settle their differences with Israel by making speeches. For inter-Arab disputes, we turn to bullets. In the UAE daily Al-Bayan .

"It is a black day for Egypt when four judges are sent for interrogation before the prosecution." -- Wael El-Ebrashi, Sawt Al-Ummah

"Our prime minister is a man with little faith in democracy and has made clear statements to this effect... he is running an electronic government that has a software that rings alarm bells against all journalists." -- Ahmed Ragab, Al-Akhbar

"Egypt does not have much time to waste before it starts getting very serious with reform." -- Abdel-Moneim Said, Al-Ahram

"Victory at the end belongs to the nation and religion and not to a single party, sect or race." -- Al-Rai

"Were it not for the collapse of security institutions, due to arbitrary US decisions, Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi would not have been able to find a foothold in Iraq." -- Ghassan Charbel, Al-Hayat

"[Terrorists] have not shied away from ambushing animals and humans and have not recoiled from targeting anything that is alive." -- Tariq Al-Homayed, Asharq Al-Awsat