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Will Arab women imitate this latest Lebanese fashion? By Helmi El-Touni in the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram Clockwise from left: Rice plays while Lebanon burns, by Habib Haddad in the pan-Arab London-based daily Al-Hayat ; Rice's tour in the Middle East, in the UAE's Al-Khaleej ; the new Middle East, in the London-based Al-Quds Al-Araby

"Is it fair for the poor to bear the consequences of the shocking failure of monetary and economic reform that we have been burdened with for a quarter of a century." -- Gamal Badawi , Al-Wafd

"Those who are waving the photos of Nasser today are trying to erase the long decades of humiliation that have befallen the nation." -- Hamdi Rizq , Al-Masry Al-Yom

"What happened with the Suez Canal could have been adopted in the case of metal factories, the railway administration and the many huge industrial projects that we are selling now at any price irrespective of the wisdom of this privatisation and its impact on Egypt's national interests." -- Makram Mohamed Ahmed , Al-Ahram

"Saudi Arabia and other rational Arab countries hold Hizbullah responsible for escalating the situation and lacking coordination with the Lebanese government." -- Mshari Al-Zaydi , Asharq Al-Awsat

"When the war is over, we can argue with one another and ask who allowed parties, organisations and groups to assume the role of states and governments." -- Dawoud Shirian , Al-Hayat

"If there really is an axis of evil, it is made up of Israel, Israel and Israel, not Iraq, Iran and North Korea." -- Jihad Al-Khazen , Al-Hayat