Skirting the issue
Europe betrays the Palestinians yet again, even as the on-going construction of Israel's Apartheid wall shatters Palestinian livelihoods and undermines the creation of a viable Palestinian state, writes Jonathan Cook

Blessings and bloodshed
The homecoming of 400 newly released prisoners provided a breath of fresh air for Palestinians in the West Bank, but the violence showed no signs of abating. Khaled Amayreh reports

Summit scenarios
Speculation over the next Arab summit is rife, Dina Ezzat reports

Hizbullah ups the ante
With the first phase of the prisoner swap successfully completed, sights are now focussed on new horizons. Mohalhel Fakih reports

'I would pray that I'd die'
The recent prisoner swap between Israel and Hizbullah has exposed some worrying truths about conditions endured by political prisoners, and raises questions about who are behind these bars today. Jonathan Cook , in Tel Aviv, writes

Behind closed doors
As the Moroccan Monarchy negotiates a free trade agreement with the US, dissidents argue the deal will aggravate inequality and call for political before economic reform, writes Jeremy Landor

Turning over a new leaf
The visit last week by a US congressional delegation to Libya ushers in a new era of Libyan-American relations, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Gaining weight
Arab officials hope that renewed relations with China will give the region more clout, politically and economically, Dina Ezzat reports

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Members of Iranian Parliament hand in their resignations on Sunday...