The secret plan to raise the price of bread and gas. "There are no price hikes. It's humans who have become cheaper. That's why they think prices have increased, Amr Okasha in the Egyptian opposition daily Al-Wafd

The US-led war against Iraq, now in its third year, has made efforts to bring democracy to the fore in Iraq exhausting. Amgad Rasmi in the Saudi daily Asharq Al-Awsat

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