Arafat's comeback
Israel's decision to "remove" Yasser Arafat enrages the Palestinians in ways unseen since the start of the Intifada. Khaled Amayreh reports from Ramallah

A cabinet contract
The Israeli cabinet's decision to "remove" Arafat, Nobel Peace Prize winner and the elected leader of the Palestinian people, has been described as a Mafia-style action. Yet Arab reaction remains muted, reports Sherine Bahaa

Out of focus
While Washington opposes any Israeli action to expel or kill Arafat, it is in no rush to revive the roadmap. Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington

Opposing ethnic division
An opponent of the IGC tells Dina Ezzat why he is lobbying hard against the US-sponsored administrative body

Resistance will continue
Following the attempted assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and Mahmoud Al-Zahar, Sherine Bahaa talks to Abdul-Aziz Al-Rantissi, Hamas's key political leader

Pressuring Tehran
Iran's failure to comply with the UN deadline may pave the way to imposing international sanctions, argues Mustafa El-Labbad

Blood money and blackmail
Libya this week secured the lifting of UN sanctions imposed on the country in 1992 -- but at what price, asks Rasha Saad

Peace at hand
Inching closer to an agreement, the high-powered Sudanese peace talks in Kenya still failed to end the deadlock, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Seeking 'infinite possibilities' in Detroit
Arabs and Americans prepare to convene an economic forum with broad goals. Dina Ezzat reports

Briefs
Saudi authorities probed on Tuesday the fire that gutted the Hayer prison, killing at least 67 inmates. Located 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of the capital, the prison is considered one of the kingdom's biggest detention centers...