Reports that Libya's leader ordered the assassination of Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah sent shockwaves through both the Arab world and the West. Rasha Saad investigates

Violence in Saudi Arabia shows up the cracks in the kingdom's security apparatus, John R Bradley reports

A consensus is growing among Palestinians about the positive merits of a crystallising Egyptian involvement in effecting the proposed Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, Khaled Amayreh reports from the West Bank

The Iraqi interim government faces a major challenge both before and after the transfer of power on 30 June, namely that of restoring law and order, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif

Ibrahim Al-Marashi travelled northern Iraq to assess its mood since attention shifted to Baghdad and the south

The political scene remains unclear as Iraqis grow increasingly weary of violence. Nermine El-Mufti reports from Baghdad

Turkey seeks to empower the Organisation of the Islamic Conference while shifting its foreign policy away from Israel towards a rapprochement with Arab states. Gareth Jenkins reports from Istanbul

With relative peace in southern Sudan, the world's attention is now squarely focussed on Darfur, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Ahmed Okasha urges an increased involvement of mental health professionals in Iraq and denounces the psychological and physical damage inflicted on Iraqis by the United States