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Visibility was minimal during a sandstorm in Cairo on Saturday. 'What's all this fog?' 'I can't see anything.' 'Do you know where we're going?' 'I don't feel safe.' 'Do you think it's deliberate?' In Egypt's daily Al-Akhbar by Mustafa Hussein The video tape is Al-Qaeda's latest weapon. By Amgad Rasmi in the Saudi daily Asharq Al-Awsat;

"[The regime] will never accept changes voluntarily. What is important is how much pressure the people will put on [the regime] to impose a certain situation..." -- Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"It's better if you [Gamal Mubarak] quit the political scene, for addressing and communicating with the people is an art which not everyone working in the political field has." -- Magdi Mehanna, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"The Arab people who are currently exercising an almost unprecedented stage of dynamism -- as reflected in the reaction to the Danish cartoons -- will soon take to the streets to protest against the anti-Hamas conspiracy." -- Abdul-Bari Attwan, Al-Quds Al-Araby

"It is horrifying that we are getting used to counting those who die in Iraq every single day as if we are following news coming from another planet." -- Ghassan Charbale, Al-Hayat

"As the chances of war and peace with Iran seem equal, one can only pray for wisdom to prevail." -- Mohamed Sadiq Diab, Asharq Al-Awsat