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"It is an adventure to leave more that 17 million students subject to a swine flu epidemic without immunising them." -- Hisham Attiya, Akhbar Al-Yom
"What will benefit Egypt at present is admitting our responsibility for the failure either because of over-confidence in dealing with the issue, or because of the negligence of our foreign policy of important areas like Africa and Latin America and then suddenly rushing to these areas when it suited us." -- Abdallah Abdel-Salam, Al-Ahram
"We called for political independence and we got it, but we failed to positively participate in the establishment of the modern civilisation which Taha Hussein was certain was the only way to gain the respect of the world." -- Amr El-Zont, Al-Masry Al-Yom
"What happened in Al-Aqsa Mosque was reminiscent of what happened in 2000 when Ariel Sharon entered the mosque and caused the eruption of the second Intifada." -- Al-Quds
"After declaring the presence of a new Uranium enrichment nuclear plant near Qom, Iran's position is stronger." -- Elias Harfoush, Al-Hayat
"It was not a fair battle between candidates but a fight to stop an Arab from becoming UNESCO secretary-general." -- Buthayna Shaaban, Asharq Al-Awsat
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