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Have a happy Ramadan. By Habib Haddad in the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat

"I'm sure that [President Mubarak] will not be happy to bring someone to power whom the Egyptian people do not like." -- Yehia El-Gamal, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"Officials who talk about the importance of spreading the sense of loyalty among Egyptian citizens could not care less about the citizens' role in their nation." -- Ahmed Okasha, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"The marriage of money and media is more dangerous than the marriage of wealth and politics." -- Anas Al-Fiqi, Al-Gomhuriya

"Arafat had good relations with Rabin, a cold one with Ehud Barak, and Sharon loathed him." -- Mohamed Dahlan, Al-Hayat

"The world has become weary of the current state of affairs, and the alternative is a return to the Cold War." -- Salek Al-Qallab, Al-Sharq Al-Awsat

"The Arab world is unaware of the dangers looming over it and not ready to deal with them, given the chronic disagreements between its leaders." -- Aref Nizameddin, Al-Hayat