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Nearing parliamentary elections, Lebanon could catch fire. By Habib Haddad in the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat

"The death of President Mubarak's grandson showed the true nature of Egyptians who can differ, fight and challenge others, but at a time of calamity, show genuine support." -- Ahmed Ayoub , Nahdet Masr

"Media trials turn the streets into courts, and everybody sitting in front of a TV set into a judge ruling in a case without being qualified to do so, and without reading the documents pertaining to the case or hearing witnesses." -- Salah Eissa , Al-Masry Al-Yom

"Lawyers who took millions of pounds in the case and could not save their defendants from a death sentence can do nothing but cast doubt on the integrity of the judge in the hope of saving their future which was ruined after the death sentence." -- Karam Gabr , Rose El-Youssef

"Obama's failure to deal with the present Israeli government in a decisive manner will not make his address to the Islamic world of any use." -- Al-Quds Al-Arabi

"What do the Arabs expect from the international community after closing its eyes to the Israeli practices of the past 60 years?" -- Omar Gifteli , ishreen

"The Israelis should stop talking about the Iranian nuclear programme and remember that they are more dangerous than Iran because they are the only power that possesses nuclear weapons in the region." -- Nagah Matarna , Al-Rai