21.   Agricultural Minister Yussef Wali is considered the main supporter of Egyptian-Israeli cooperation in the Egyptian government and is regularly criticized by the opposition press here.

22.   Despite a virulent opposition press and a recent victory by journalists to block a controversial press law, Egypt is still far from being a democracy, experts say.

23.   Egypt is one of the few countries in the Arab world with a flourishing opposition press, but its radio and television services are state controlled.

24.   Financial circles said that even before setting up his government, Kengo was intent on controlling government finance - of which the opposition press has constantly denounced the deterioration.

25.   Even the opposition press did not spare Netanyahu.

26.   The opposition press ran banner headlines claiming widespread fraud on Thursday as votes were counted in a parliamentary election which pitched the ruling party against Moslem fundamentalists.

27.   These remarks have been ridiculed by the opposition press.

28.   Journalists in the opposition press have warned they will start a series of protest strikes over the legislation.

29.   On Wednesday, the radical opposition press continued to attack Mossengwo.