In for the long haul -- and winning
Israel's recent assault on Hamas has brought it increased popularity among Palestinians and deeper unity with Fatah. Graham Usher in Gaza looks at the rise and rise of Palestine's premier Islamic movement
Releasing tension
Seeking to calm public anger, Lebanese authorities released nearly all those who were arrested after rumours of a plot to undermine state security. Zeina Abu Rizk reports from Beirut
'A crack in the Zionist citadel'
A group of Druze leaders are calling on their co-religionists to reject service in the Israeli army, Lola Keilani reports from Amman
Just dessert?
Economic issues, ostensibly the objective of Bashar Al-Assad's visit to Kuwait, could not quite push politics into the wings. Sherine Bahaa reports
Flogging returns
As the hard-line judiciary wages war on "vice," social offences are now punished by public whippings. Azadeh Moaveni reports on the new punishments that have scandalised Tehran
Hostage drama continues
Almost a month after the kidnapping of a German diplomat in Yemen, the government remains unable to determine his whereabouts, reports Nasser Arrabyee from Sana'a
Old dog, new tricks?
A new Islamic party in Turkey is making a bid for the centre ground, by celebrating Atatürk and courting the EU. But Turkey's secularists remain suspicious, Gareth Jenkins reports from Istanbul
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