'This month we'll buy an onion and next month a tomato. That way, we'll be able to have dinner by the end of the year.' Amr Okasha in the Egyptian opposition daily Al-Wafd on the fast rising costs of vegetables


After the assassination of Pierre Gemayel, the many hands ready to light Lebanon's fuse. By Amgad Rasmi in the pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat

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