" If the status remains as is, I'm afraid one Friday will be dubbed 'Death of the Revolution'." -- Sherif Riad , Al-Akhbar " The top three presidential hopefuls release statements and hold conferences without knowing the limits of the authority of the future president." -- Tariq El-Ghazali Harb, Al-Masry Al-Youm "The people who welcomed Tantawi on the street in his civilian clothes would have been satisfied had they heard from him a speech of principles and of clarity and openness that we expect from him." -- Mustafa Abdel-Aziz, Al-Wafd "King Abdullah granted women an 'identity' by issuing them identity cards -- when there was nothing to acknowledge them as citizens in the past -- along with political rights." -- Abdel-Rahman Al-Rashed, Asharq Al-Awsat "The Arabs and Turkey are much more important than Israel in the Middle East, and that subsequently, they do not need to run after America and Europe, but can let the West run after them to protect its interests." -- Jihad Al-Khazen, Al-Hayat "Last week, the whole world, represented at the UN by their ambassadors, sincerely and spontaneously gave Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a standing ovation -- with the exception of the US and Israel, who sat on their hands." -- Abdel-Bari Atwan, Al-Quds Al-Arabi
