Madinah newspaper noted the regional instability and its repercussions on the entire region. Okaz newspaper commented on the summit of the eight countries in Ireland saying that it is a new occasion to tackle the Syrian tragedy in a different and effective way. Al-Sharq newspaper highlighted the Egyptian administration's decision to sever relations with Syria. Al-Watan newspaper commented on the Egyptian internal scene and quoted some Egyptian analysts as saying that the Muslim Brotherhood is trying to escape from the face of the internal political crisis.