Sharon's 'successful' slaughter
The Israeli army committed another horrific massacre against the Palestinians, this time in Khan Yunis, Gaza, as the world looked on in silence. Khaled Amayreh reports from Jerusalem

Setting up Israel's 'fence'
Israel's "fence" provides not for security but for the grabbing of even more Palestinian land, as Annika Hampson, writing from Tulkarm, finds out

Backdoor deal
A bill in Congress, demanding the US Embassy in Israel be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, would effectively grant de facto US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Michael Jansen explores the ramifications

Back to Machakos
The Sudanese civil war intensifies even as a resumption of peace talks in Kenya is heralded as the panacea to Sudan's woes, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Accident in the gulf of Aden? Despite official denials, the crew of a French oil tanker that caught fire off Yemen last week insist that the accident was the result of a deliberate act, reports Nasser Arrabyee from Sana'a