Hamas distances itself from Netanya bomb
 While the identity of the perpetrators of last week's pipebomb attack in Israel remains a mystery, various candidates have been put forward, writes Khaled Amayreh in Jerusalem
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Morocco sacks powerful minister
King Mohamed sacked powerful Interior Minister Idriss Basri, one of his father's closest aides. The move re-ignited debate about the new king's policies, writes Dalal Abu Ghazaleh from Rabat
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Blasphemy trial postponed
The case of a prominent Lebanese singer charged with insulting Islam is being seen as a struggle between freedom of speech, religion and the state, reports Zeina Khodr from Beirut
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Yemen bent
on uprooting terror
Yemen cannot move forward until the government succeeds in maintaining a basic level of security, writes Ahmed Bashrahil from the capital Sana'a
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Turkish Islamists on US visit
Leading members of Turkey's Islamist Virtue Party last week visited the US in an attempt to show off their democratic credentials and enlist Western support for their struggle with Turkey's secular establishment, writes Gareth Jenkins in Istanbul
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UN quarrel over Iraq
As a UN envoy criticised the United States and Britain for maintaining tight sanctions against Iraq, a separate report attacked the Iraqi regime for its appalling human rights record. Inevitably, the Iraqi people are the main victims, writes Salah Hemeid
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Inept US policy
keeps Iraq pot boiling
 For long the US had no policy in Iraq other than its obsessive clinging to the status quo of containment and sanctions. Last week's conference of the Iraqi opposition in New York may mark a new US departure, but is it really serious? David Hirst asks
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Flagging enthusiasm
Usual suspects go up in smoke, but conservative ardour fizzles during the anniversary of the seizure of the US embassy, writes Azadeh Moaveni
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