It has been bought to our attention that the quotes attributed to Dr Yezid Sayigh was inaccurate as it may have been taken from a fake Twitter account.
We apologise to our readers, Dr Yezid Sayigh and the Carnegie Middle East Center.
This item was translated from a piece published by the El Shaab newspaper in Egypt on 14 December 2013.
Notice of correction posted on December 17, 2013, 01.09pm GMT