sectarian armies to lead the two countries through a transitional phase. Alyoum newspaper blamed Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for what is happening in Iraq these days. For its part, Alsharq newspaper highlighted the failure of Nuri al-Maliki and alluded to end of US support for him. On Egyptian affairs, Okaz newspaper commended the United States' new positive attitude towards the current situation in Egypt.
