Suicide shock for Saudi
The latest suicide attack, in which no Americans were killed, raises new questions about the new targets of terror, writes John R Bradley in Riyadh

Baptism by fire
The Palestinian Authority has finally replaced Ahmed Qurei's emergency government, but the new leadership will quickly be tested by aggressive Israeli policies. Khaled Amayreh reports

Syria's lost and last chance
The Lebanese Christian opposition views the Syria Accountability Act as a replay of earlier international and regional measures, but simply unacceptable in coming from the US, Ziyad Baroud writes

When help hurts
Plagued by doubts about security, humanitarian organisations are leaving Iraq in droves. Nyier Abdou looks at what happens when neutrality is not enough

First Saddam, now Uncle Sam
Accused of collaborating with the occupying forces while trying to secure law and order, the Iraqi police find themselves between a rock and a hard place in the new Iraq. Karim El-Gawhary writes from Baghdad

Rebuffed, for now
Despite its decision not to send troops to Iraq, the Turkish authorities reiterated that this is not the end of the issue. Gareth Jenkins reports from Ankara

If not now, when?
The contested status of Samir Al-Qontar in the Israel-Hizbullah prisoners exchange deal leaves outsiders wondering if months of negotiation will amount to nothing. Mohalhel Fakih reports from Beirut