Iraq or bust
Not even North Korea's nuclear weapons would thwart President Bush's plans to launch a war against Iraq, Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington

Slaughter in Sana'a
Yemen was the backdrop for a series of bloody assassinations this week. They might not be the last, predicts Nasser Arrabyee in Sana'a

Showdown in Turkey
A clash between Turkey's JDP government and the Kemalist establishment seems inevitable, writes Michael Jansen

Things to come
Israel's probable next government is already flexing its muscles. And it is ringing alarms across the region, writes Graham Usher in Jerusalem

Re-election tactics
The Israeli prime minister is intent on killing and repressing more Palestinians to secure a re-election victory. Khaled Amayreh reports from Jerusalem

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