Bottom lines
"Selling assets worth billions, and I am not saying millions, of pounds is not a simple matter nor should it be perceived as such." -- Farouk Goweida , Al-Ahram
"We need to take a close look at the performance of these many satellite channels owned by Arab billionaires." -- El-Sayed El-Ghadban , Al-Wafd
"Religious rights and freedoms are no longer a strictly internal matter subject to state sovereignty; they are now an international matter that trespasses the borders of national sovereignty." -- Selim Naguib in Rose El-Youssef
"A national unity government requires a sense of patriotism among all the Iraqi parties. If that sense is lacking, there is no hope." -- Abdel-Wahab Badrakhan, Al-Hayat
"If [a national unity] government was needed in the past, it is the only option today in order to put an end to the immigration and deportation Iraq is witnessing." -- Al-Bayan
"If a national unity government is not formed immediately to put an end to anarchy and instability, there is no hope for building a secure and stable state in Iraq." -- Thomas Friedman, Asharq Al-Awsat
Caption: 'Another word for frozen? I know. Chicken.' 'No, Egyptian parties.' By Amr Selim in the weekly Egyptian magazine Rose El-Youssef
The Palestinian issue is going every which way.Amgad Rasmi in the Saudi daily Asharq Al-AwsatC a p t i o n 2: 'Another word for frozen? I know. Chicken.' 'No, Egyptian parties.' By Amr Selim in the weekly Egyptian magazine Rose El-Youssef
The Palestinian issue is going every which way.Amgad Rasmi in the Saudi daily Asharq Al-Awsat
Al-Ahram Weekly Online : Located at: http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/789/pr3.htm