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Under the table Arab-Israeli negotiations? By Hamed in the UAE daily Al-Ittihad

"Most businessmen [in Egypt] think that the high fences they surrounded themselves with, and which further seclude them from the people, will be enough to protect them." -- Wahid Abdel-Meguid, Al-Wafd

"The re-division of [Greater Cairo governorates] and creating two provinces was far from the demands of the majority of Egyptians, and it was not one of the [critical] and urgent issues they wanted to solve." -- Diaa Rashwan, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"Despite the fact that we have [fertile] land and the [abundant] River Nile, we earmark only 10,000 feddans for the agriculture of beans -- our main dish -- and 180,000 feddans for the growing of sunflower seeds, and hundreds of thousands of feddans for the growing of tasteless cantaloupe and strawberries." -- Ahmed Ragab, Al-Akhbar

"This meeting is between two men: a brave Carter who is a retired president with no power, and a brave Meshaal, who is not the master of his decisions." -- Abdul-Rahman Al-Rashed, Asharq Al-Awsat

"The greater benefit of Carter's meeting with Hamas was the return of friendly ties between Hamas and Cairo and the return of Hamas leaders to consider the reaction of their behaviour, especially at a time when Hamas has no shortage of enemies." -- Mohamed Salah, Al-Hayat

"Had Livni been serious about choosing moderation, she would have discussed Israel's commitment to the foundations of the peace process." -- Raghida Dergham, Al-Hayat