According to the report, however, Mubarak his wife, Susan and his two sons, Gamal and Alaa, are far from being mere bystanders.

First, the political backlash was not from backbenchers or uninformed spectators on the margins of the mainstream.

In this day and age we can no longer afford to stand back if a country fails to protect its citizens against grave human rights abuses.

We cannot stand by idly and let time pass given the changing security conditions, the increasing problems and the continued scourge of the arms race.

If the quality of education in our countries is not improved and the digital divide not bridged, youth in the developing countries will continue to be spectators and will remain excluded from the economy.

Where are the Arabs? Is this a war against Hamas or the extermination of the people of Gaza? Where is the Arab dignity and why are we standing on the sideline watching like the futile Arab regimes which are only ready to condemn.

The market was just opened when the fire broke out at 8 00 AM and blamed for wire shocks and fire fighters were afraid to go inside due to smokes and watch from outside.