No success like failure
Most Palestinians saw Bloody Sunday as a vindication of the tactic of a "balance of terror." Ariel Sharon may have seen it as a green light for his ongoing policies of re-conquest. Graham Usher reports from Jerusalem

A new Arab order in the making?
Optimism about intra-Arab relations is running high following a meeting of the foreign ministers of Arab League member-states. Dina Ezzat reports

Suspended sentence
Belgium has frozen the investigation into Sharon's role in the Sabra and Shatila massacre; critics accuse it of caving in to Israeli pressure. Amira Howeidy reports

Appetites for destruction
Tension is rising again between Iraq and the United Nations' Security Council following Baghdad's most recent expulsion of UN personnel, writes Salah Hemeid

Weathering criticism
A flurry of political arrests raises doubts about Syria's appetite for reform. Michael Jansen reports

Oil and peace
Washington's appointment of a special envoy charged with brokering peace in Sudan has been cautiously welcomed by the African country. Thomas Gorguissian reports from Washington

Battle of wills
The 11-month-old battle of wills between the Turkish state and militant leftist groups over the country's prison system has entered a new phase. Gareth Jenkins reports from Ankara

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