'The opposition should know that this is not the time for exchanging accusations. We are in one boat, warding off the proponents of creative chaos and sedition.' -- NDP Secretary-General Safwat El-Sherif during the party's annual conference

'I have submitted all the documents which prove my innocence, your honour.' -- Business tycoon Hisham Talaat Mustafa to the judge on the first hearing of his trial. He is charged with hiring former state security officer Mohsen El-Sukkari to kill Lebanese pop singer Suzanne Tamim

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