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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

"Instead of presenting the people of Sinai trophies for their role during the war, the security forces persecuted and tortured them and the regime adopted policies that impoverished them." -- Wael El-Ibrashi , Sawt Al-Umma

"It is a confrontation between Egyptians who live on the dangerous geographical border of Egypt and a central political authority that did not exert enough effort to integrate them in the society they belong to." -- Mahmoud Khalil , Al-Masry Al-Yom

"We need to stand by the judges in their fight to regain their stolen right, no matter what the sacrifices are." -- Amira Abul-Fetouh , Al-Wafd

"All sides concerned need to be aware of the risks of walking into moving sands or fields of landmines." -- Erfan Nezameddin, Al-Hayat

"Arabs must realise that the countdown for a US attack on Iran has begun." -- Abdel-Bari Atwan, Al-Quds Al-Araby