Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif is not sure what his government should do. 'Keep subsidies. Cut subsidies. Keep subsidies. Cut subsidies...'
By Amr Okasha in the Egyptian opposition daily Al-Wafd

In Russia's parliamentary elections, the sign reads: 'For rent'.
By Habib Haddad in the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat

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