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Musharraf on the verge of slipping off the Pakistan ship. By Habib Haddad in the London- based Al-Hayat

"Egypt's crisis could be summed up in an authoritarian regime, inept opposition, and a civil society always accused of being financed by foreign donors, and protest movements that lack in sound political vision." -- Abdel-Ghaffar Shokr, Sawt Al-Umma

"People from all walks of life and different social classes ought to garner sufficient courage to seek a relevant recommendation from their connections before they go to a government department in order to guarantee that they will be properly treated by civil servants and have their tasks accomplished." -- Olfat El-Salami, Al-Alam Al-Yom

"In order for the relation to be on equal footing, past differences should be thoroughly discussed in the hope of over-passing them. But if both parties feel that they are forced to re-establish their relation as a result of an illusive victory, this will be the way for an imminent deterioration of the relation." -- Elias Harfoush, Al-Hayat

"The Lebanese parties should change the way they deal with Syria and among themselves, whether they belong to the ruling coalition or the opposition." -- Bassem Al-Jesr, Asharq Al-Awsat

"The will of the two people imposed itself. Logic has vanquished all the attempts to drive a wedge in the relation between the two states." -- Essam Darry, Tishreen