Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as he heads into negotiations. By Amgad Rasmi in the Saudi daily Asharq Al-Awsat

'The government does not want us to get tired. It sold the factory and it will import everything from China.' Mohamed Ezzeddin tackles early pensioners in the Egyptian weekly magazine Sabah Al-Kheir

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