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Tony Blair in the dock of his own making. By Habib Haddad in the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat

"The players never cease to amaze the world by their ability to conquer the impossible." -- Al-Ahram

"Isn't the championship, in which millions of Egyptians hoisted the Egyptian flag, proof enough that they still have a sense of belonging to their country?" -- Mahmoud Omara, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"We hailed and sang for the national team and considered the coach's mission a national one because we do not have any other project in our minds except football." -- Mohamed Amin, Al-Wafd

"We expect the UAE to stop any diplomatic or trade relations with the Israeli government and ban any Israeli official from entering its territory even if it is for the purpose of attending an international conference." -- Al-Quds Al-Arabi

"Mossad succeeded in assassinating Mabhouh as it did Imad Mogniyah and Abu Jihad but it is a partial success because it will never succeed in silencing the voice of resistance." -- Yasser Hilala, Al-Ghad

"The present situation in Yemen requires quick logistic international intervention and aid to help its people before Al-Qaeda or Houthi set up camps like that of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Hizbullah in Lebanon or turn it into another Somalia." -- Gamil Al-Zayabi, Al-Hayat