Who's guilty?
As the trial of the two Libyans suspected of the Lockerbie bombing begins, some people are asking whether the Libyan people will be compensated for seven years of sanctions if the suspects are found not guilty, writes Rasha Saad

Ballot blowing in the wind
Having cast their ballots once, Iranians now wonder why the fate of their parliament is so uncertain. Azadeh Moaveni charts the confusion in Tehran

Normalisation quarrel at Amman IPU
Although not officially on the agenda, the Arab-Israeli conflict dominated discussions at the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference held in Amman this week, reports Lola Keilani