Reaching for Darfur
In Darfur, Dina Ezzat finds fear is ever present while efforts continue to return a semblance of normality to the war-torn region
View ArticleHedonism in Ramallah
On top of political failure, the regime of Abbas and Fayyad has now to contend with charges of moral degeneracy and criminality, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah
View ArticleSettlements become cities
Rather than meeting the Palestinian negotiating demand for a freeze on settlements, Israel is grabbing yet more land for Jewish-only urban expansion, writes Saleh Al-Naami
View ArticleWait till the smoke clears
As both sides agree a ceasefire, Nasser Arrabyee in Sanaa asks if the Yemen war is really over, while Mohamed Hafez figures what comes next is a waiting game
View ArticleEnd of the affair?
Syria and Iran now differ on almost every regional and international issue. Is this the beginning of the end of the two countries’ strategic alliance, asks Bassel Oudat in Damascus
View ArticlePlaying with fire
Iran may be gambling the survival of its regime on nuclear brinkmanship with the West, writes Graham Usher in New York
View ArticleDestination Damascus
As the Cedar revolution marks its fifth anniversary, the political terrain in Lebanon remains fragile, Omayma Abdel-Latif reports from Beirut
View ArticleIraqi election fears
As the Iraqi election campaign took off last week, there were fears that the ballot could be just another missed opportunity, writes Salah Hemeid
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