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The new Iranian cabinet. By Amgad Rasmi in the pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat

"Statistics prove that the rate of recovery from swine flu is very high given that measures are being taken to prevent infection and the disease is discovered early." -- Al-Ahram

"The real challenge will come when schools start, when pilgrims return from the omra and more importantly, from the hajj which will be in winter when the virus becomes more active." -- Ziad El-Sahhar , Al-Gomhuriya

"Handing the collection of garbage over to foreign companies is a failure and the proof is the accumulation of garbage in many areas in Giza." -- Refaat Rashad , Al-Masry Al-Yom

"A shock of that magnitude [bomb blasts in Iraq] could make people lose confidence in leaders who claim they can rule." -- Jaber Habib Jaber, Asharq Al-Awsat

"There are many hands playing with the fate of Iraq and trying to draw up its future. And when they fail, they resort to explosions to cause confusion in the political arena." -- Abdallah El-Ashaal , Al-Hayat

"The government ceasefire was soon broken by Al-Houthi who listen to and work for agendas of external parties trying to control Arab lands." -- Al-Jazirah