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Mamdouh Talaat in the Egyptian daily Al-Akhbar By Galal Al-Rifae in the Jordanian daily Addustour

"The size of the Egyptian Stock Exchange is not too big to deeply affect the national economy." -- Sameh El-Torgman, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"Egyptian judges do not like to issue court rulings sentencing journalists to prison as the legality of such punishments has eroded in most international laws." -- Makram Mohamed Ahmed, Al-Ahram

"We want the Ministry of Interior to formulate plans aimed at protecting women from sexual harassment." -- Gamal Abdel-Gawwad, Nahdet Masr

"This [Damascus initiating the establishment of diplomatic relations with Lebanon] is the minimum Syria can do to acknowledge the independence of Lebanon." -- Satie Noureddin, As-Safir

"Assurances, speeches and statements issued by central bank officials did not succeed in alleviating the fears of the people in the Arab Gulf countries, if not augmenting their worries." -- Dawoud Al-Shorian, Al-Hayat

"Muslims have failed to capitalise on the atmosphere of freedom in the West to introduce Islam." -- Ibrahim Abu Mohamed, Asharq Al-Awsat