Bottom lines

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"Sectarian strife cannot be resolved by handshakes, meetings of reconciliation or protests in Maspero. It needs a radical solution through religious discourse, laws and school education. We want to remove the tumour of sectarian strife rather than sedate it." -- Khaled Montasser, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"The official and independent media tried to claim transparency and objectivity while the arena was full of corruption. Thus it was not strange that the revolution erupted." -- Al-Ahram

"The referendum is the first step towards a new Egypt. It is the first time for the people to practise their constitutional rights without these rights being encroached upon." -- Emad El-Ghazali, Al-Shorouk

"What happened in Libya is different than that in Egypt and Tunisia, because the military in the two states showed responsibility." -- Tareq Al-Homayed, Asharq Al-Awsat

"The Saudi decision to send 1,000 soldiers to Bahrain at Bahrain's behest is the most serious political and military development in the region since Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait in 1990." -- Abdel-Bari Atwan, Al-Quds Al-Arabi

"The people's call for an end to Saleh's regime is justified, not only because of the sad state that Yemen has reached or the right of the people to exchange a despotic for a democratic regime but to save Yemeni unity." -- Sami Hassan, Al-Hayat