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In the Arab calendar, every day is April Fool's day. By Hamid in Al-Ittihad of the UAE

"The prevailing feature in the Arab world now is division, and this is not only applicable to the relationship between Arab countries but to their internal affairs." -- Wahid Abdel-Meguid , Al-Wafd

"Since the 1980s corruption has been gradually legalised." -- Galal Amin, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"Women face fierce attacks from preachers and imams who apply the concept of halal and haram on all what relates to females." -- Manal El-Qadi, Al-Ahram

"The Syrian leadership failed to respond to Saudi and Egyptian efforts to help the summit succeed." -- Elias Harfoush , Al-Hayat

"In spite of the conviction of almost all the countries, Damascus issued a number of statements that said Lebanon will not be the main topic." -- Abdul-Rahman Al-Rashed, Asharq Al-Awsat

"The summit was below even the minimum level." -- Al-Riyadh