"The biggest challenge in 2012 lies in the ability of the authorities to resolve the energy-draining problems facing Egypt at present especially in the economy and security." -- Al-Ahram "The third phase of the parliamentary elections is the most important because it will draw the final picture of the presentation of each political party in the parliament and identify the party which will take the most seats." -- Mahmoud Ghallab, Al-Wafd "Human rights groups claimed to respect human rights, laws and transparency but their actions contradicted with these claims because some of them were working without official permits, a clear violation of the law." -- Mohamed Barakat, Al-Akhbar There is a "metamorphosing of the Arab Spring into the Autumn of Fury, or rather the transformation of the Arab Autumn into the Spring of Fury." -- Mustafa El-Feki, Al-Hayat "Why did familial succession occur successfully and smoothly in the Korean case but not in Syria?" -- Mohamed Al-Rumeihi, Asharq Al-Awsat "We were victims of an Israeli conspiracy and we told the Arabs so, and the Arabs did not believe us." -- Ali Karti, Al-Raay Al-Aam.
