Born in sin
Does the publication in an Israeli newspaper of a massacre committed against Palestinians in 1948 signal a change in the way most Israeli Jews view the origins of their state? Yes and no, reports Graham Usher from Jerusalem
Weizman's chutzpah
The criminal investigation against Israel's President Ezer Weizman is less a probe against a man than against a political system and milieu
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Salam bid farewell
Lebanon buried Saeb Salam, six-time prime minister and a veteran of the country's political life for a good part of the 20th century. Ranwa Yehia writes from Beirut
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No departure from 194
In Cairo last week for an Arab League meeting of countries hosting Palestinian refugees, Ass'ad Abdel-Rahman, PLO executive member with responsibility for the Palestinian Refugees portfolio, gave an interview to Hala Saqr and Rasha Saad, in which he stressed the importance of UN Resolution 194 and insisted that an adequate solution to the refugee problem, not the sanctity of final-status talks deadlines, was the top priority
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'Dynamic' talks on south Sudan
 Described as "dynamic", the latest round of peace talks between the Sudanese government and southern SPLA rebels made progress on borders but remained deadlocked on secularism. Mohamed Khaled writes
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Regional track resumed
With war raging in its backyard, Russia will play host to the resumed round of multilateral peace talks, Sherine Bahaa previews the regional track of Middle East peace making
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Survival taxis
Ranwa Yehia following a recent visit to Baghdad reports on the deteriorating living conditions of ordinary Iraqis, hard hit by continuing sanctions
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