The Karine-A affair
Ariel Sharon wanted seizure of an arms shipment to do to America's cease-fire efforts what Hamas did to them before. Graham Usher writes from Jerusalem

Unwanted citizens
Jonathan Cook visits the village of Al-Naim and finds Israeli citizens of a different sort

An unhappy new year
Palestinians were outraged after Israeli authorities handed over the badly mutilated bodies of three Palestinian teenagers brutally killed by the Israeli army near Gaza. Khaled Amayreh reports from Jerusalem

Humanitarian language and its nuances
Categorically apolitical in its mission, the ICRC has faced a tough test of its neutrality in the Palestinian territories. Dina Ezzat talks to ICRC Director-General Paul Grossrieder

Summit ruckus in Lebanon
Several Arab countries are tussling over the next Arab summit, scheduled to be held in March. Will it go ahead in Lebanon as planned? Zeina Abu Rizk reports from Beirut

Moussa's new year resolutions
The Arab League is greeting the new year with impressive aims to meet great challenges, but can it deliver? Dina Ezzat reports

Only if you insist
Turkish officials are increasingly concerned that Washington, riding high on its victory against the Taliban, may now launch an assault on Baghdad. Gareth Jenkins reports from Ankara

Slowly breaking the ice
Yemen welcomed the Gulf Cooperation Council's decision to permit the country partial membership in the regional organisation, reports Nasser Arrabyee from Sana'a

IGAD summit

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