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Iraq by Habib Haddad in the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat

"If the south splits from northern Sudan, Israel will control 1,000km of the River Nile." -- Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Taher, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"The main reason behind the surge of crime on the eve of the Eid was the recurrent demands cited by family members [asking the breadwinner] to buy cookies and new clothes." -- Akhbar Al-Yom

"At a time when the government calls upon the Muslim Brotherhood to separate religion from politics, it abuses religion and involves it in politics to serve its interests." -- Saad Hagrass, Al-Dostour

"In Annapolis... what will be said is that the Arabs failed to do what was expected of them, like saving the Palestinian economy and uprooting Hamas and Hizbullah." -- Gamil Mattar, Al-Hayat

"The Palestinian parties are supposed to act in a responsible way and exert every effort to bridge differences so that the Annapolis 'farce' will not turn into a catastrophe." -- Ali Garadat, Al-Ayam

"It is a crisis that could have a happy ending if the Iraqi Kurdish leaders remember that they get their power from a powerful Iraqi state." -- Amal Al-Sharqi, Al-Arab Al-Yom