Facing down the hounds
A decision to ban MK Azmi Bishara and his Balad Party from contesting elections sets a shocking precedent. Nyier Abdou talks to the standard-bearer of Arab-Israeli rights about what it means to be first in everything

Ceasefire sabotage?
Twin suicide operations in Tel Aviv have caused all hell to break loose. Khaled Amayreh reports from occupied Jerusalem

Transfer by any other name
Hebron has become a microcosm of the latest phase of the Israel-Palestinian conflict -- a struggle between demography and geography, writes Graham Usher

'Very daring ideas'
Gul's tour of several Arab capitals highlights the Turkish will to improve relations with Arab countries, Dina Ezzat reports

Lining up the ducks
The stage is nearly set for the Bush administration to launch a war against Iraq. The challenge now is to find the trigger. Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington

Sci-Fi in DC
A senior Iraqi nuclear scientist accuses the US and Britain of waging a "misinformation campaign" about his country's nuclear programme. He spoke to Michael Jansen

Iraq crisis timeline
Iraq crisis timeline