Unnatural disaster
THE Algerian government declared three days of national mourning, starting Tuesday, after the worst floods in nearly 40 years killed at least 579 people. --read on--

No let-up in Mideast violence
Ariel Sharon comes under increasing international pressure as Israeli troops continue their campaign of intimidation in the occupied territories this week. Khaled Amayreh reports from Jerusalem

An autumn of fury
Last week a senior Palestinian leader threatened to resign because of the Palestinian Authority's political arrest campaign and exposed all that is wrong in the heart of the regime. Graham Usher reports from Gaza

New rift in alliance
Lebanese and US officials downplay a dispute over the latest US list of alleged "terrorist organisations." But its inclusion of Hizbullah has already proven a stumbling-block in US-Lebanese relations, as Zeina Abu Rizk reports from Beirut

Nosedive in Saudi-US ties
A recently divulged letter from Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah to US President Bush confirms that there was a rift in Saudi-US relations even before the 11 September attacks, writes Michael Jensen

In New York and Geneva, Arab diplomats are pushing for the UN and the international community to engage more actively in the deteriorating Middle East peace process. Dina Ezzat examines the diplomatic offensive

'Amoral responsibility to act'

Ensuring respect

Interrogating apartheid

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